Pretty sure there is also a credit calculator to see how doing different things will alter your credit score.

Calif Civil Code 1954 states "Landlord my enter dwelling to make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements..." 

He misidentified mailing address as property address, and however many cards were in that same batch all suffered the same error, if not all time.If you are running a business with infinite upside and potential life altering downside, take the time to make sure your data is right. 

BP often talks about the 1%/2% rule which can be translated into the price-to-rent ratio (1% (or 2%) of home-price per month = price-to-rent ratio of 8.33 (or 4.167))Check left-over zip codes for low crime rate.That’s how far I am right now.

Welcome, @Caleb Vance - Sounds like the work experience will translate well to your real estate investing career.

When economy is rough, it is inevitable a percentage of workforce will be laid off, and thus your rent will likely be in jeopardy, which would also translates to reducing the cash flow is landlord's wallet, which could ultimately result in landlord not paying bank.

I am not looking to alter the taxes in any way, but instead to give a more accurate snapshot of the financial state of the business.My accountant mentioned that if I insisted we could add a line to the long term assets that would depict the appreciated value, but then we would need to also add an offsetting line in the liabilities so that we would not "screw things up". 

Therefore it does not alter any of the income tax consequences of your activity in any way. 

Arn Thank You for this post , I will take this to heart and alter my plan.

I don’t think it wouldBe an issue after closing with a 5th unit because it is not like you are altering the property into a bed and breakfast or boarding house.