You keep track of all of your real estate related transactions (date, amount, vendor name, purpose, property identifier) and then create a pivot table from this data to quickly create a rough Profit & Loss Statement.

Leverage is a tool just like a table saw.

You have to come to the table (a future deal) with funds to get the ball rolling.

I am planning to perform a cost segregation study on the STR's I have purchased to take advantage of the bonus depreciation rules currently in effect to offset the tax consequences of leaving some $$ on the table coming out of my 1031 exchange.

I personally challenge owners to look at what the Holiday Inn in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are charging and they might see how much money they are leaving on the table.   

I don’t have a dog in this fight but I kind of want a downvote button now So you can downvote the other 5 and help me sit at the head of the table where I belong?

House Hacking via VA loan and 2nd home are on the table, but I am not limiting to that.3-year goal:-Look towards multi-family property or opportunities to build ADUs.

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Not because I want to get away with anything shady, but because the seller doesn’t know what needs to happen and I need to be the one who ushers this deal to the closing table.

Again, this has just been my experience, but it seems as if you are 'leaving somethings on the table' by not exploiting the benefits of leveraging your investments.