To simplify the puzzle at tax time, is it a typical practice to designate a new bank acct. to be used only for property-related transactions such as collected rent, security deposits, purchases for rehab and maintenance, etc.?

If the "equity" (simplified, the value of the house less the amount owed) is $50,000, then the lender is still owed $150,000.

Selling multiple relinquished properties in a bundled sale to one buyer will simplify your 1031 Exchange transaction, while selling multiple relinquished properties to multiple buyers will complicate your 1031 Exchange since you will have multiple closings. 

Plus a screen capture video can really simplify many instructional posts versus reading the explanation and going back-and-forth to static screen shots.  

Go flat in the garage, it is not as critical.If you are doing a lot of painting, simplify your project by using the same color for each project.

It appears that the wholesaler set up this deal to be a simplified MAO of 80% ARV.

I know this is over-simplifying things...but I imagine if you bought a property using Mike's formula (great book, by the way), that the cap rate would probably be exceptional and you would want to buy regardless.

t=11437We're working on simplifying the process, but for now, that is the way to go.See you on board!

Thus simplified calculations for a single person are dwarfed mathematically by the addition of a family.  

I buy distress, fix it to create equity, then go to the bank to "sell" the deal to them.Here is a real example (simplified some so I don't have to type a book).4-unit vacant foreclosure in need of serious attention.