Either way, you will make periodic adjustments based on actual cost changes that have occurred over time, or else you can find yourself deficient on reserves (like many HOAs tend to be).EDIT: Adding this link for discussion of how to perform a "reserve study".http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/75626-maintenance-proportion-of-rent

You're knowledge and confidence will be in direct proportion to how much you decide to learn about the business and your local market.

Does that usually move proportionally as we remove properties (ie if we took off 1 million of a 10 million of insured value, would our premium drop 10%)3.

Hi, @Alexis Soto,Maybe research the proportion of homeowners vs. renters there are in the neighborhood.

My momma used to say, "God gave you two ears and one mouth, use them in the proportion they were given to you." 

I have a question about proportional ownership, equity, appreciation and how to split the cash flow.  

Other than that, the logic makes sense, though there is bound to be a sizable proportion of "desirable" renters who will in fact stay through their lease rather than throw away their SD.

I realize my success is proportional to the amount of action I do.

BUT I will say that inspectors are known to blow things out of proportion also.

I know that it isn't directly proportional to rental rate increases because everything else (expenses) go up with it as well.