Just to clarify, there are three main methodologies to valuation: income approach, replacement and comps.

Looking deceiving simple - NOI / price pad - they are only really useful if comparing apples to apples in the same bushel ... and it helps if the same person is doing the calculations on them all (using the same methodology obviously).Even then it is just a ratio which allows you to quickly compare the cost of the similar cashflows ... it doesn't confirm any of them as a good investment.

However, the “methodology” is the same; build off-site under controlled conditions and take advantage of assembly-line building practices.

On one hand, the city continues to utilize its presumptuous water consumption estimated methodology that errs on the side of “over consumption” (which they recognize on their WaterSave page’s guarantee statement: “On average, single family homeowners with water meters save 25% on their water bills and two-flat owners can save even more.

As long as a property's purchase price is at least $200K, the IRS' preferred methodology for cost segregation is cost-effective and affordable for even these smaller rentals.

If I followed the Land Geek methodology or Jack and Michele's way I wouldn't have about 75%+ of the deals that I do.

I am certainly sure there are some holes in Zillow's methodology when carrying this research. 

So far, we have delivered over 470 investment properties using the same methodology.

I use a risk and reward methodology to determine when i consider my risk too high to go without a policy.Voxtur’s statement regarding a fully compliant alternative kind of sounds like a red herring.In the end, the purpose of title insurance is to mitigate the risk to the seller and also mitigate the risk to the lender.The attorney is taking the risk based on an attorney opinion letter that takes the risk against their practice.  

Even because you and the state appraiser board disagree with the methodology, you were given an "estimated opinion of value" and nothing more.You said in response to @Ned Carey's assertion that it would have helped if you would have written that this was a $2700 appraisal instead of a regular residential appraisal, that it was irrelevant and I agree.