Prior to consulting, I worked for a European Multinational Asset Manager handling performance measurement, attribution, and analysis for domestic and international equity portfolios.

It's nice that you recognize your father for his positive attributes: helping his mother and leaving real estate for his children.

So I will amortize a portion of the FHA UFMIP over 84 months (the portion that is attributable to the portion of the property that is my personal residence), but what about the remaining portion of the FHA UFMIP, i.e., the portion attributable to the portion of the property that is a rental?  

I want to be successful and financially independent and I know a career in real estate investing will attribute to my success.

The homeowner's insurance policy:  Insurance does not cover plumbing repairs attributed to general wear and tear.

With the other attributes I use a point system where they get points for having what I want and lose points for having problems.  

(B) No vendor shall hold a mortgage on property sold by a land installment contract in an amount greater than the balance due under the contract, except a mortgage that covers real property in addition to the property that is the subject of the contract where the vendor has made written disclosure to the vendee of the amount of that mortgage and the release price, if any, attributable to the property in question.No vendor shall place a mortgage on the property in an amount greater than the balance due on the contract without the consent of the vendee.

I also do the pro-rata allocation like others for general items not attributed to one property.

Per @Zach Schwarzmiller's post, vacancy rates in Tacoma have been low and that seems to be another positive attribute.

I'm thinking that applies here as well.The failure rate is likely not entirely attributable to those seeking success.