My fiancé has a Happiness Journal that she's been writing in for years and this has inspired me to try it myself.

I'm in the beginning phases of learning the development game and there are some very helpful people there and the CRE forums.There's a fellow named Douglas Gratz that's also based in Philly working on his first new construction project (has a thread name "My New Construction Journal From Start to Finish")-- while not exactly what you are looking for, could be a great contact.

Tim - a lot of my decisions come from reading local/regional business journals, reviewing school zone ratings, talking with folks from neighborhoods I decided to buy in and reading the local news articles.

Here are the basic terms of the HELOC that I've been approved for:"This loan has a variable interest rate, which is determined by the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus a margin.

Housing supplies can’t meet demand.In Bethlehem’s 18018 ZIP Code, the average monthly number of homes for sale has fallen 65% in the past year to 25 from 2017-2019 levels, according to Realtor.com. ( News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal, operates Realtor.com under license from the National Association of Realtors.)Buyers feel pressure to make snap decisions, and some forgo routine home inspections for fear of losing to another bidder.

What type of journal would be the most helpful to you? 

This 2-page article was the single best source of information I found, and I wanted to share it with the BP community:  www.thsh.com/documents/s-Liens.pdfIt was published in the New York Law Journal, which is basically the daily lawyers' newspaper in NYS, and it sets forth the legal options for the homeowner if a mechanics lien has been filed.

Then while we are in attendance we can have access to our live journal. 

The property accountant will reconcile bank accounts, rent reconciliations, create (maybe post) journal entries, preform CAM recs (commercial assets) and do the period end closing with financials to shareholders (lenders, owners, partners, etc).   

Even the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the American Journal of Accountancy recommend doing cost seg on any investment above $750K in the purchase price.