Most small real estate operators manage their finances by looking at what is in the bank. Money in is income, money out is expenses, and the question every Monday is how do I survive the next ninety days. Alex Lopez, CPA calls that looking in the rear-view mirror, and he spent more than a decade learning what the alternative looks like from the inside. Alex started in real estate right out of high school during the South Florida boom, and he was in his early twenties when it all came down. He...