Accounting & Finance: What tools make bookkeeping and financial tracking seamless?

This way you still have 50k in your account and you have $200 coming in every month for 10 years, then 1600/mo for the following 20 years.OR you can lend me the money for 7 to 10 years at 9% and I can do the same as above!!

That is your denonimator.You also take the cash flow you get from rent minus all your expenses, so at end of day how much $ is in your bank account for the entire year.

Holds the contractor accountable.

My accountant was lazy, not well informed and provided bad advice.

If you don't have a great accountant which most are not. 

Account Closed 100% they are

And that's not even taking into account the regular tenant BS.

Daniel,If its something you really like from all accounts, get with an inspector and property manager to give their thoughts on the area, condition of the property etc...

To put a relatively extreme scenario out there, if you offer 3% more than the next guy in cash (no bank debt) and provided a copy of a brokerage account statement showing the cash was available, I am certain you would get the deal.To echo Joshua's comments: how you are planning on financing the deal is hugely contingent on being awarded deals.