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Finances 101

Learn the numbers, so you can move them.


For everyone

How a building makes money

Money in, money out, and what is left is profit. This building takes in about $27,780 a year in rent, roughly $2,315 a month. Almost all of it goes right back out.

Out of every $1.00 of rent, here is where it goes:

Mortgage 50¢
Property tax 17¢
Insurance 10¢
Water & sewer 15¢
Repairs & reserve 13¢
Total out $1.05

So about $1.05 goes out for every $1.00 that comes in. The mortgage and taxes are fixed, nothing moves them. Repairs, late payments, and water are not. That is where everyone here makes the difference.


Everyone has a stake

How you move the numbers

When the building does better, you do better. Lower bills and fewer surprises pull that $1.05 back under a dollar, and both sides share in the win. Here is how each side moves it, and what you get for it.

For tenants

Pay on time→cash keeps flowing, so repairs happen faster
Report a drip early→a cheap fix now, not a $740 bill later
Treat it like home→costs stay down, so rent increases stay small

Your share of the win

123 → $100 back

Pay on time three months running and get $100 off your next month, repeatable every quarter. The same habits that help the building are the ones that build your own savings.

For contractors

Know the real budget→no padding, no guessing, you bid against the truth
Fix it once→no callbacks, the costliest thing in the trade
Bid like an owner→you grow the building's margin and your own

Your share of the win

Beat the budget, split the savings 50/50. The quality bonus pays 30 days later with no callback. Every scorecard is public, and the best scores get first pick of the next job.


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