Also in my city, I look at city development plans, new Mc Donalds, Taco Bell or Hospitals opening in the D neighborhoods.

Had to evict when purchase of a Harley trumped payment of rent. 

I think that the assumable mortgage is the ultimate trump card for the house-hacker in today's market, and it is where I'd be looking if I was getting started in real estate today.

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I don't know that I would personally be "brave enough" even with years of experience to trump the results of a feasibility study unless I had VERY good reason to do so. 

agreed here but in our market we do more than just build we entitle, attend zoning meetings, we sell the asset, we provide rental comps, we negotiate financing structures, very little of the actual process is building. floorplan design, style, etc local knowledge trumps all.

While appraised equity isn't cash, the fundamentals of real estate investment trump any particular method for acquiring properties.