Style greatly affects costs.Materials LaborPermit fees (sometimes these are higher than materials)Financing costsEveryone brings different experiences and skills to the table, each region of the country has their own influences on labor and materials costs, etc.

Theses investors primarily do not live in Countries or areas where investing in Real Estate is a realistic endeavor either due to political influences or the housing market of their country.

Also the loan amount and the property income would influence the amount of down payment a lender requires2) FHA only finances 1-4 units, NOT multi units, and ONLY when the borrower intends to live in the property.

You need a BS Meter in this industry to know who is telling you something correct and who is full of it, most are full of it being taught and influenced by the guru bunch. 

Do you think Daniel would give me an honest opinion or would his opinion be influenced by the fact the current owner is a client?

I'd imagine your check in/out times might influence what people do to.

You don't want all of your comps in the same subdivision, you may use 2 but the 3rd needs to be outside that subdivision so that price is not greatly influenced by one subdivision or say one builder.If there are no comps that meet those requirements you move further away from the subject within a 2 mile radius, then 3 miles and so on.

If you want money, get a plan, show the deal, support the deal by using other's influence or data that can be proven, not claimed.

The magazine studied data that also included the quality of health care, crime rates, weather and commute times in an effort to determine the 50 most fiscally sensible cities in America in which to live.

If you through enough **** against the wall over a long enough time period your bound to get something to stick.To be honest I thought this would be an interesting topic, one can go into very calculated economic & social influences to support or reject the idea or one can propose it with conspiracy theories regarding socialist oligarchies.