There are many turn key providers who offer mediocre investments at inflated prices.1. 

For the box size of the car wash you would need to see what rent per sq ft they are paying for the market and make sure it was not inflated with TI (tenant improvements) from the developer.

We’re pretty religious about saving, so it’s more of a matter of what’s best for easy access to buy when ready versus interest rate growth/protection against inflation.

Why the long wait at an inflated appraisal. 

Should he alternatively inflate the purchase price and lower the interest rate to keep the principal higher for a more attractive loan to the bank?

Basically you need investors who have a lot of cash parked in a money market and aren't sure what to do with it --- the stock market is volatile but they know their savings are losing value every month because of inflation.

Despite all of the noise and volatility in the stock market, positive job growth numbers came out yesterday which show the country is still creating jobs, trade talks are calming and inflation is under control. 

There are many things I should have done (including not buying the house in the inflated mid 2000's market)-shoulda, woulda, coulda.

This obviously will inflate the ARV and make their asking price look better.

This way you get a better rate than savings and money has the potential to outpace inflation.