To simplify things I am a Real estate broker in Pennsylvania I own a real estate office.

Yes it amounts to borrowing money (if you want to simplify the meaning), but that is what the banking insitution you pay the principle does to it anyways so why not.

It also simplifies keeping an eye on the workers.

We also require a separate contract with each property.That is a little over-simplified, as we will enter into a negotiating contract for investors that will cover all of the properties they send us.

It simplifies the website creation process for newbies.

I suggested a way to simplify the offer that would, from an agent's point of view, simpler and easier to swallow.

For example, if you end up having excess losses that carry forward from year to year, and then you sell one of the properties - then the allocation of overhead expenses will matter.That said, if you want to simplify your bookkeeping - stick with #1, even distribution.

I am all about simplify life as you get older, especially if you have kids.

Still my technical side comes out everyday and I think of tools I can build to assist in my search for a deal.I see so many opportunities to improve or simplify investors processes/business through the use of simple code.

I simplified the math by estimating a daily rate of $250 for 30 days and factored in 20% vacancy