However, in cold climates, it also reflects heat back into a room, reducing heat LOSS from a conditioned space.

The capitalized leases would be in addition to the real estate already recorded.â€If these rules are instituted, the results would not reflect the true economic model of a tenant-landlord relationship, Sebik says. “It would also potentially be double-counting the same value,†he said. “With the financing model, every lease would be treated as if [the landlord] sold the rights to use that portion of the mall, and the only income recognized would be financing income.

Or the buyer defaults before paying the additional $1000 built into the price to reflect repairs and you never get the money back.

(There is an IRS requirement that your accounting records properly reflect the income and expenses for each property separately, but that's another issue.)

The cost of closing shoulld reflect the document preperation required, they shouldn't be tagging you with a full closing cost as if they were filing title and liens as they may be for the end buyer.Get with the closing agent and work it out line by line, many of the costs may be passed on to your buyers or sellers limiting your expenses.

My contractor painted the old ones and made them look good, bought partials and painted them so they looked (almost) the same, but I paid for ALL new cabinets.When I went back to the contractor after i paid him and told him I expected new cabinets... well lets just say it would have taken more time and energy (and that is a finite commodity) than I was willing to engage, so I licked the wounds and made sure I didn't make the same mistake next time.The other thing with the "Flip that House" shows, their numbers only reflect: Expected sales price - Purchase price - rehab cost =profitWhat about carrying costs, realtor fees, taxes, insurance, etc., and the possibility that your buyer doesn't pay full price?

Niko:Here is how I have done it before: - Buy the property in your name - Form and LLC - Quit claim the property into the LLC - Record the deed - Change your insurance policies to reflect the LLC as the owner.Doing this you do run the risk that the lender will call the note because of the due on sale clause. 

Easy to install and very durable and shows really well so your rents will reflect a little higher.

My investment strategy has 80% construction loan built into it but I would like to have that be reflected in my calculations for potential investors.

Then the price of the property should be adjusted to reflect that there is no roof life remaining.