I look at every single item in the pro forma and imagine that it is complete BS, and see if I can challenge it.

The Inspector could not find ONE defect or item for us to correct..

Very important to do your own research on all of these items and not just accept their projections as accurate. 

This year I just felt like it’s complicated to keep up with my invoices and give him itemized numbers.  

Other items: remove pine tree.

In terms of the math, let's look at return from rental income and return for equity:For each item, calculate a year's return, and there's your approximate ROIFor the ADU conversion: ($4000/month x 12 months)/$500,000 cost = $48,000/$500,000 = 9.6%That's before expenses, which will cut that number down by several points.

No side R or D will "win" from a regional banking crisis, it's a universal item to be addressed.

The secondary major real estate portals typically fall into the few minutes to a day or two to update - they're normally faster to pick up a new listing but can be slower to get updates to an existing listing.So - flat fee listings are typically limited service listings where the broker is just your onramp to get your listing into MLS and doesn't provide much beyond the required minimum after that - everything else is an upcharge/upsell - the one big ticket item I think every listing should have is a Supra lockbox just for security.

I’ve seen many people get creative offering many projects like car washes, propane, u haul rentals, food, etc.

If their belongings were damaged or if food spoiled as a direct result of the leak, then I might consider reimbursing them for their losses.