This will help IF you visualize:Goals are numerical and measurable Objectives are targets that you direct your actions towards.

Thanks for the explanations everyone!

Read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide...https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...It has all the formulas and explanations in there.  

About 3 weeks ago, I had it under contract to a cash buyer for $242,500 but during the due diligence they buyer asked for 10K, without explanation.  

Although, for whatever reason (probably some simple explanation I'm not thinking of right now) they vary slightly for the same value home or condo.

This is true whether or not you were entitled to claim any depreciation.Thanks for explanation.

Also, obviously you're buying from an investor, I suggest you get an appraisal or a CMA opinion if you are not sure about the value, might be too late without penalty, but your cash deal doesn't have the buyer's protections that a financed deal would.What you will get is a closing statement, should be easy to understand and you can call the closing agent to get explanations on the phone too, but title exceptions can be an issue, so have them explain those, there are standard exceptions, so don't fret.

Variables here:http://api.census.gov/data/2010/sf1/variables.htmlThe last thing you'll have to know is that when you look up by state code, you have to use the "FIPS state numeric code lookup" here: https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ansi_statetables.html.  

Admittedly, I didn't go into grueling detail in my OP, but  that was mostly because I wasn't looking for a long winded explanation.

This is a brief explanation of what the REcapSystem is all about.All New                                   Cost/Inc                                 Cash/REFI6 mos.