As long as I am diligent about my receipt capture, this limits the number of open items for a bookkeeper to clarify with the client.This is how I advise my clients as well.

We upsold them some bike rentals for that week and ended up more than the "platforms" so we effectively captured there fee, made more money and rented items we already expensed and owned. 

you need to know what condition all of the big ticket items are in. 

He did not give us items that we had already paid for: new HVAC, all new kitchen appliances, hot water heater.

Lastly, you can ask what other investors pay for items in the area and base prices on that.

I am currently in SWFL and as some may know a lot of properties are getting bid up, some with as many as 50 or so bids on one property.
I came across a wholesaler who is buying properties at the auctions steps and the...

Side note: Keep in mind some items are naturally low profit margin work and some are high profit margin work.

I don't know what the future holds, but here are a few observations on some items that influence an economy.1) Inflation - Government spending has been out of control, as they attempt to spend their way to keeping the economy going.

It is completely unhelpful for posters to post vague comments that basically look like marketing telling folks those "things" are the answer to all there problems yet not then tell us what those items actually mean. 

We're living here now so looking at pictures you'll have to use your imagination with our personal items gone.