In either case, it makes a pretty nifty high school math problem.I have a mortgage on a property with a PMI payment of $55.40/mo.  

It's just math.  

But do your homework. 

However, in my experience and having partnered on deals as an individual and not an LLC or other entity, I keep track of all of the expenses and just perform the math on the difference between the purchase price and the sale price less all of the expenses to get to the profit.  

The following is a series of math questions for you.1 - If you have 1 building with 4 units in it, how many rents are you collecting?

But practical skills, like accounting, math, finance, law, construction, etc. 

This tax season was a bit challenging since this is the first tax season I had a baby at home. Working

No math to it, just assumptions really.

Seems like a simple math problem: if even after any penalties for taking your money out of the tax-advantaged accounts early plus taxes on the gains in your business, you can earn a better return than on the investments within the IRA then that sounds like a win.LT Capital Gains are what, 15%?

There are lots of foreclosures available that are priced too high to make money on a flip, but I'm just going to do the math and start making offers regardless of what they're asking.