One of the keys to success in any business is to be one of the first to recognize changing market conditions and to react to them.

Recognizing that cost and value are not necessarily the same, I'm confused about which one to use in my calculations.

Earnest money paid out, is not recognized as paid out until the property closes or your EM is taken.

I'm aware, taxation is part of the exam, they ought to be able to take care of a small investor, if they take on those clients, but true, they may not do taxes they may just do corporate statements.....but in a smallish town, I bet she does taxes, but I don't know.point was about posting the name of a professionally recognized person asking if she was qualified, she's qualified to what ever she agrees to take on.

Uncle Sam recognized this long ago and as an incentive to promote ownership of real estate, he provided tax advantages for those who hold properties and dispose of it too.

You have to do a screenshot and save the file as a .gif, .bmp, .jpg, or something Paint will recognize.

Anyone recognize this?

There are no holding costs (taxes, insurance, utilities, mortgage) incurred while the rehab is being done and the property is being marketed for a tenant with a turn key.You don't lose 1 month of rent for lease up with a turn key property.Lost cash flow opportunity while you put a team together and find a property, especially when you keep losing out on MLS deals because you're financing.Lastly, you don't recognize equity until you sell which means you need to look at the present value of that future equity.

We are just too lazy to devote our time to recognize it.  

I need to get better at recognizing motivation.