Calculating Lease Costs Without a CPA

Certified public accountants (CPAs) don’t work for free. And if you know math, you may not need one to calculate your own real estate tax, cost-of-living increases, operating expenses, and other lease costs you pass along to tenants. However, the money you save on CPA fees by doing your own cost calculations may be more than washed out by the liability costs you incur if your lease requires a CPA to prepare those figures.