It is hard to measure what you never see. 

Because I am very good at adding value and NOI - so want to be sure I'm being measured by those standards for value.Appreciate the insights.Michael

A simple measure to keep drains clear and smelling fresh is to put 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain, followed by a cup of vinegar poured slowly.

For example if I'm doing a gut rehab and I'm taking measurements for a bedroom I would like to know how much insulation, sheetrock, joint compound, trim, baseboard, paint, etc I should buy.  

There were some much more restrictive measures debated such as limiting the total number of STR permits in the city that thankfully did not pass at this time. 

Measure Y will likely pass, which will no longer exempt 2/3 plexes from “just cause” 

I hate statistics jobs like that, it's just too hard to measure.If x agent spends 10 hours a week learning and trying to be better and y agent sits in the office wondering when someone is going to call how can you measure that and say that the average agent makes = z.Who ever woke up wanting to be average anyway!

As for the rest, there are major differences between Net Operating Income and Net Annual Income (or annual Cash Flow – which I consider the real measure of an investment performance, how much money puts in my pocket on a regular basis) and Cash on Cash Return on Investment.Net Operating Income is calculated before debt.Net Operating Income = Gross_Annual_Rent – (Vacancy + Operating_Expenses)Where Operating Expenses = Taxes + Insurance + Monthly HOA x 12 + Monthly Management Fee x 12 + Repairs and Incidentals (Warranty, Utilities if any paid by owner and/or during vacancy, CapEx reserves, etc., don’t forget the CPA and Lawyer costs) Again Net Operating Income is calculated before debt - what matters more is the NET Annual Income (or annual cash flow): NET Annual Income = Net_Operating_Income - Mortgage_PaymentsAnd that leads to the Cash on Cash Return on Investment: C/C ROI = Annual Cash Flow / (Down Payment + Closing Costs)And I’m willing to bet you don’t get C/C ROI above 10% on any SFR in Austin area (based on these calculations and bought with conventional means, not subject-to or assumptions, or owner financing or other creative financing).

If this "made up story" happened to you, what measures would you take going forward or what would you have done differently from the start? 

Does clearing away years of overgrowth that has actually starts to affect the integrity of the structure and allows the house to be seen an actually entered increase the value measurably?