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@Elizabeth Seiferth One of the most important things you can do is look at the past social media posts of a CPA you are considering and look at the content as well as the other professionals interacting and replying to what they have to say.If they are adding value with their messages and other professionals are concurring with what they have to say, that can indicate the level of service they will bring to you as their client in most instances.Speaking as a CPA who lives in the Midwest but works with clients nationally, I can definitely say that the physical location of your CPA has minimal bearing over their jurisdictional knowledge.  

I interact with first time house hackers / seasoned investors on a daily basis.

My wife, for instance, doesn't like the tenant interaction... so that falls to me.  

But the first phone call I got after hours about some repair...and the first time a tenant gave me a sob story about rent...I immediately realized I never wanted to interact with them again lol.

Similar cause/impact, but on a "down stream" business other than the real estate itself.Would agree that there is much "misalignment" out there not only from sellers, but buyer's I interact with are still expecting there to be some kind of fire sale that will get them the deal but in reality and to your point its the people that can see through a bit that are being successful.

Most have interactive mapping layers to view these concerns.

Sometimes it’s not just the price, it’s the presentation.Rental owners often come to us to refresh their online presence with stronger messaging, photos, and web visibility.

But again, it will require networking, interacting with people etc.. 

Here is what you do to get that househack, hold onto capital and get ready for the second property.Go to NACA (look up the web address I dont know it) they will allow you to purchase a property (single or multifamily) that you can use to house hack.