"walls-in").If the HOA owns the roof, you would expense the special assessment as the roof is an asset on their books and not your books.Your balance sheet should be only "walls-in". 

That book blew my mind and my thinking about life and work has changed. 

:PFor book authors like yourself, things are often a bit silly.

I have a solid background in Excel and VBA which helped me analyze my first house hack and I've continued to keep reading books and listening to podcasts. 

Jake & Gino’s book, Ken McElroy’s books (he has written two on apartment investing) and Rod Khleif’s book will provide you with a very solid foundation.  

Pick up a few books and dive in.Stay positive. 

I've been listening to the bigger pockets podcast and I'm wrapping up Brandon Turner's book on Rental Property Investing. 

If you're still working on getting the feel for putting comps together yourself, there's a lot of ways to improve - BP webinars, local REIA's, books, etc.

Some resources I would suggest:Read Brandon Turner's book on rental property investing https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/rental-investing-digitalListen to the BP Real Estate podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcastListen to the BP money podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshowAttend local REI events https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happeningsStart analyzing deals to get practice and check out the  BP calculatorsKeep interacting and engaging with others on the BiggerPockets forumsAll the best,

I've been reading the usual roster of REI books, watched the many useful videos on YouTube and listened to the podcasts.