The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

While you are willing to offer things to a mentor, the reality is that at your current skill level you have basically nothing to offer to a successful multifamily investor.

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Talk to local agents to see what they think the value would be post construction and what the rental value / estimates would be If you get answers that make sense to you to proceed from the above then keep unpealing the onion of development and keep performing the next due diligence steps towards making this project a reality! 

I would advise you to network with experienced flippers thru REI clubs and Meetups to see the realities of what it takes to execute a flip successfully.

A good buyer agent prepares the buyer for the realities of property condition and the home inspection process.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

That's REALITY.

That being said the only way these low cost providers could protect themselves would be to write their programs in such a way that the benefit their work provides is so low compared to the reality of what is allowable that there isn't any chance of overstatement of depreciation, which means it would be understated and you're leaving money on the table. 

In all reality this is the process you as the owner should probably prefer.