I'm not sure how frequently you deal with tenants, but if you have one tenant that occupies more of your time & energy than the rest of your portfolio combined, it is well worth it to get rid of them.

Their side is all the rest of the test-ready installation (ducts, custom made return w/grill, plenums, and mastic sealants).  

The way I got cash to buy my second and third properties was that I built a custom home while in between 8-5jobs.

The customer being happy is most important.

It takes a while to set up your accounts (not really designed for customization but you can get around that by renaming "other" expenses/assets/etc) but once that's done you're good to go.

For example, the pro forma needs to include some or all aspects of LEED, Passive House, Energy Star, and/or Living Building Challenge, etc.I would really appreciate any examples and/or guidance on where I can get this information.

Here is Waterville Maine we bought an 11 unit for 180K, put 60k into it and are getting 21k back in energy credits.

Very knowledgeable and outstanding in customer service.

Less mental energy spent.

After spending wayyyy too much mental energy on this, we've finally decided to go with composite decking by EverGrain, a Tamko product. http://www.tamko.com/Decks-Docks-Railing/EverGrainCompositeDeckingAfter weighing all the pros and cons of what was readily available in our area, we chose the EverGrain based on 1) much better reviews than Trex, 2) a very competitive price, and 3) the simplicity over wood.