I'm in the beginning stages of planning my annual trip to Central Kentucky in the second week of September.  

Does anyone have any actual data on the return on this component (previous appraisals, paired sales analysis, comparison on new construction with/without rooftop decks)? 

If it's not cash-flowing, it's not for me at this point and stage of my life.

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Have the rental agent give you a full rental comp analysis for that market.  

I use DSCR products every time because of this exact analysis with my own CPA.  

PIN has excellent Everything reports that bank appraisers do use to assess the value of a property but you're better off working with agents in those markets and getting free current market analysis reports.

Build that into your cash flow analysis. 

It is more market analysis that you need to cognizant about.

Let’s look at the impact those last two have had on the time it takes to deliver a new home (or apartment building).Stages in New Home ConstructionApplication for Construction PermitPermit Approval (2–12 months after application depending on where/what you want to build)Start (2.8 months after approval for MF, 1.3 months after approval for SFH)Under ConstructionCompletion (17 months after start for MF, 8.3 months after start for SFH)What does this mean?