In your case, the net sale price will be $530K less your routine selling expenses such as broker's commission, title insurance costs, escrow or closing agent expenses, recording fees, exchange fees, etc. 

I was told at the time that the going rate for a paralegal handling a routine eviction in this part of Ontario was around $650.It is said that the LTB is biased against landlords and there is sufficient smoke that there may be fire.

Whereas, for routine monthly expenses like lawn care, pest control, or pool maintenance, you'd want to use actual expenses (and try to keep them as low as possible, obviously). 

I am too long winded for that stuff.. plus I don't want anyone following my daily routine .. and well frankly I don't need any more people asking me questions etc

According to my research a capital asset is:The IRS indicates what constitutes a real property capital improvement as follows:Fixing a defect or design flawCreating an addition, physical enlargement or expansionCreating an increase in capacity, productivity or efficiencyRebuilding property after the end of its economic useful lifeReplacing a major component or structural part of the propertyAdapting property to a new or different useA repair is as follows:Improvements that "keep" property in efficient operating conditionRestores the property to its previous conditionProtects the underlying property through routine maintenanceIncidental Repair to propertyReference is http://www.dbbllc.com/newsletters/focus/mar2012/irs-clarifies-capital-improvement-vs-repair-expenseNext time I will rent a small excavator, dig my own hole, and put on a Fernco.

The inspection is a health and safety inspection, and fairly routine. 

My repeat customers know the routine, I don't have to tell them.

Once they become routine and you embrace book keeping as a necessary part of investing you will be farther ahead.

For example "month-to-date transaction history from your online banking" being a routine requirement 2 or 3 times in a single transaction would have been impossible before the advent of online banking, but now it's the norm.

If lying and making up stuff is a routine part of how ABC operates, then that seriously calls into question the integrity of the business itself.