That’s perhaps a B area.Do you see 6 inch tall grass, moldy siding, and damaged roofs here and there?

The roof is fine until it leaks, decks are fine until they are not, things wear out, line blockages don't happen overnight they most often are buildups over time until the result IS seen overnight. 

But your own psychology and mindset does matter, and investing in real estate, while not making us wealthy, did give us this back-up plan where we knew we'd always have a roof over our heads and enough of a financial buffer we could figure something else out.

But if you use multiple emails as I do for my businesses each Gmail account will have its own google docs space, I found it hard to manage all under one roof.

I've been very lucky to not have to replace a roof or HVAC yet!!!

Then in the middle of the rehab a tree fell in the roof.

I had an inspection done and the house needs a new roof.

As far as I know, there are no plans to build on either lot any time soon.At the start of the renovation, we replaced the roof.

Plumbing roofing electrical hvac water heater everything is new so Im not expecting nothing major for at least 5 years.

Think of these as savings for big-ticket items like new flooring, new appliances, or a roof or siding replacement.Because maintenance and capex can be “lumpy,” you may think that you’re generating more cash flow than you really are.