Hello AZ investors,I am continuing my investing education by brushing up on number crunching.

That's the mantra.You have done a nice job with the number crunching.

I'm in a crunch to get a house ready for market right now so no boating for me for a bit. 

To crunch the numbers, 2 units are 2bed, 2.5baths renting 650-700 based off of their price & nearby comps; 1 unit is 1bed,1bath & I'll assume rents are 500-550 for now.

You've never flipped/rehabbed, you're investing everything you have as well as family money, and you're on a time crunch.

The lender sees 500, a 1000 maybe 5000 at a wholesale banking level of construction loans in a year, an investor doesn't come close to that in their investing career, if a lender has 5 just years in doing these loans, no small time investor has a clue as to analysis they may do nor do they have as much experience in crunching numbers on a project.

I am currently renting an apartment with a lease that expires at the end of January, so I'm in a bit of a time crunch, especially with the holidays, trying to find a deal. 

Usually it is a bad idea, however with a short-term money crunch it can be a very important option. 

Day 7 - I call today "crunch day" it's my last full day before heading back to LA.

I have access to mls when I need to crunch more precise data, but I use the Zillow app on my I pad when I am looking at houses, to get me a quick synopsis of what a neighborhood looks like, and to get me close.If you use the "yellow houses" those are solds they are reliable comps to use to determine arv.