It is CBD zone so any business including drive thru can operate here. 

They shouldn't need to drive anywhere.

There are a lot of options out there and my only suggestion is that you take several for a test-drive to see which one works best for your operation.

Are drive by appraisals a thing, if so, when are they used?

And as you stated it has become more and more obvious to me that everything he proffers is to drive his own personal agenda of bias, greed and acquisition.  

This will continue to drive up the prices.Sales - Median $/SF by MonthThe $/SF also had a slight drop MoM.

Tested propelio and young too. 

I've been a licensed real estate broker in the past, have taken the appraisal courses, but didn't take the test, and now a licensed contractor and plumber, and soon to be electrician and hvac.

You would do better in 30-day t-bills (right now ;-)The hopes an investor might have (if you purchased a property like this) are: 1) inflation to drive rents up, 2) inflation to drive property appreciation, and 3) mortgage rates to drop to refi at a lower rate in a few years.A lot depends on what someone thinks about the longer-term prospects of neighborhood they're investing in.

Go driving looking at whats out there.