I am also working on getting my CCIM designation and am always open to any suggestions or advice from experts in the business.

NNN leases are more complicated but are designed for getting the landlord a "net" profit.

It is by design a simple construct to deal with a fairly complex idea.

If you give me the dimensions of the kitchen/living room and a rough floorplan drawing I could whip you up a 3d design pretty quickly illustrating what I'm talking about. 

Scott's wife Carol, who has excellent design skills!  

BP is a very open community (by design) where we all bounce ideas off one another and freely share what information we have with one another in a sense of mentorship.

@Jeffrey Lester  - I have a bachelor's and master's both in Mechanical Engineering and many years of experience in the industry.  

I've worked on buildings in Texas as a structural engineer and there are always extra provisions that we must put into place to design against heaving.

How you arrive at reserves might be viewed at 3 months PITI on 6 properties in reality and the ability to obtain other funds needs to be kept in mind.A newly rehabbed property with new mechanicals or in good condition probably won't have any significant issues within a couple years, just do a good inspection and determine condition and estimate costs and begin a schedule to avoid deferred maintenance issues

After all, Civil Engineers are using 100+ years old formulas to design bridges, tunnels and buildings.