I feel like my consistency and discipline over the past 5 years is truly what has led me to where I am today.

We have 4 Lowes stores in the Roanoke, VA area and they have been great - even when I've moved delivery dates 3 times due to other parts of rehab being behind schedule.

There was a BP podcast where one technique was for the investor to get bids before purchase and then add those as line items to the HUD and get checks to the contractor issued at settlement (with the investor holding them until project starts or designated draw schedule).

I refuse to play that game.There are a dozen ways to split a water bill and require tenants to pay it in full each bill period.The same for gas, electric, cable, phone, or anything else.It helps if the lease states the obvious responsibilities along with repercussions when the lease is NOT followed to the letter.This may take an actual attorney to help you write this into your lease, and it may cost to have your attorney effect the discipline required by said lease.Just save that talk saying there is nothing you can do but change toilets, faucets, and make sudden inspections.

Consequently costs spiraled, the schedule got blown out, and tensions ran high. 

Due diligence meeting scheduled.

Furniture has all sorts of different depreciation schedules and a good CPA will be able to untangle that whole mess and pay for themselves each year!

I had another meeting scheduled last night, so I wasn't able to make it to Nic's meetup.

3) Have they analyzed the KPIs of Webviews, Inquiries, Showings Scheduled, Actual Showings and Applications to find the pressure point?

If the deprecation from your cost seg is listed on the schedule E of your tax returns, that can be added back and used in the rental income calculation.