Or is it just a price bucket? 

It's good to understand the various "buckets" for income, expenses, and capital expenditures.

@Hadar Orkibi I'm using Contactually works well keeping track of owners, brokers, lenders, investors, etc. as it automatically keeps track of follow ups according to which bucket you place the lead into.

I truly think what I've paid to work with these guys is a drop in the bucket compared to the return on investment I'm going to receive. 

Without the HELOC equity building strategy, you are doing OK but still have a sizable leak in your bucket of water and the banks are there to catch every drop.

You could easily have a sub-account for profit first and split incoming payments into whatever buckets you choose. 

I'm sure it has not been easy.This post struck me as I just finished reading about 5 months ago a book which said something to the effect of- "If you come to me and ask me how to invest 500k I'll tell you to go invest in yourself first"Real-estate isn't as simple as dropping cash in a bucket and watching it grow, it's very intricate.

My degree was a bucket list item completed when I turned 50.

Worst of all, the basement had no exterior door, which meant that approx. 30-40 tons of water-logged clay had to be removed by hand, one bucket at a time, through a window!

Anyone can buy a foreclosure and Johnny lunch bucket can do the TIP TOP reno.. its all about PM without it your destined to fail in my Humble opinion and personal experience. further its my sincere belief that C properties are NOT an appropriate investment for anyone who does not live and work in the area.