I have a helper mindset and I know that if I help someone get the outcome they are looking for, it can benefit me later on.

They skip that property and send someone to verify and come back to it later after they know if they were paid or not to avoid a situation like may have happened in your case.

Heck, they will be happy to impart their knowledge upon you.If the PM you mentioned is who you said he is, have a chat with him sooner than later. 

We use accounting software that codes the income and expenses to the property (called a class) so we can run P&L;s on each property with ease.Your accountant and bookkeeper will also thank you later for keeping it simple and avoid significant accounting costs. 

In process of doing a cash out refi on it now, 1 year later, and it appraised for $400k so I'm recouping my cash now and will build on the lot next door starting next year. 

Hi, we are supposed to close December 11 on sell of home was given payout from Finance company but then later was reminded we had subordinate mortgage, loan mod with cascade.

“You give me the 20, I’ll give you the 3, then I’ll give you the 17 later and to let you know that I’m legit I’ll let you hold on to my Yogurtland punchcard with 7 punches on it in the meantime.

What needs to be taken care of immediately vs later. 

Replacing a sewer lateral is easily a $7500 repair; it's probably closer to $10k, and personally I would have prioritized it over t+p. 

Good call on looking into rental restrictions early — many condos have strict rules, which could limit your options if you plan to rent it out later.