"It needs to appear on tax returns" is a nonsensical thing we frequently read/hear, and it's nonsensical because the requirement would often entail magical science fiction time travel.

The trick is knowing when to stop manipulating data, just because you can doesn't mean you really need to.Like Law, Accounting is an art and science, there is a judgment call by good practitioners as to how far or how deep one needs to go to yield a more desirable outcome.

To be honest, building relationships is more of an art than an exact science.

Estimating rehab cost is not an exact science, but of course you would rather estimate higher than lower.

A little bit about myself - I am 25 years old and a recent graduate from UC Irvine with a degree in Computer Science.

I am a bit fascinated by the many heat maps that exist when doing google searches.

I am a noobie investor and im real excited about joining you all in the fascinating world of REI.

@Kimberly H.Basically what happened here was the tenant had given landlord knowledge they were vacating,which they did, the unit was empty the crap that was left they could have cared less about, Yes the owner should store the items for the period needed, But the owner had rights to secure the property, he could have posted on the door the locks were changed and to contact him if they wanted entry.. which is basically a mute point... they were gone and rocket science isn't needed to figure that out.. filing for eviction.. added court fees... really is designed to get "PEOPLE" out of the unit.. guess what they were GONE...

It is as  much art as  science.

I had pretty average to below average grades in college with a degree in history and political science... not exactly a traditional finance guy but I think between Trading and real estate I've found a really nice mix of what I love to do..ok enough shameless plugging let's make some deals happen!!