Hence the reason for contracting a crew to get the job done in 5 days.Roofer is also coming out to take a look at the ceiling and roof to see if there is any leaking issues that may be influencing these cracks.

This can influence your ability to qualify for financing.  

Population increase further boosts demand for an already short supply of affordable housing (most recent market report showed just above 2 months of inventory available!!!)

It will give you a lot more confidence on what to do once you understand the various indicators and influencers in a particular market.I can't comment much on GP, as my expertise is in Edmonton. 

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Every time they have announced a boost, my rate has trickled up.

This is a common predicament for self employed borrowers.Your CPA is always going to do everything they can to help you reduce the amount of money that you 'made' on paper.Your Lender is always going to want to go off of whatever your CPA says that you 'made' on paper.If you can prove that some of those business expenses were 1 time expenses and will not be likely to reoccur, the lender should be able to exclude those specific expenses which would give your net income a boost.

The California mandate will boost the solar industry but there's a risk that other energy commissions across the country could react by punishing solar in those markets. 

you've clearly analyzed it, but i'm skeptical that a 10K rehab would boost the value from 150K to 210K. 

There's a ton of ways to generate leads for free (realm of influence, social media, cold calling, etc.) so don't spend money on that stuff if you can help it.