Out here in CA I'm always interested in seeing the cost differential between our vertically integrated developer clients, and a retail build-out developer clients.

@Patrick Liska certainly growth rates can be input yearly for the key revenue and cost lines.

What you are asking is how can I get around not doing correct due diligence on the property and the answer is you can't and should not because that isn't fair to the rest of the development who bought there understanding the rules.

I am considering buying an investment property in cash in a very nice development. 

Sort by revenue and check out the listings of all the top performing properties and see what amenities they are providing.

Appraisal for post renovation is 5.5 million.1 million equity for one deal and around 9,000 per month in cash flow once stabilized is life changing to me, along with the cost segregation.You can make money in real estate in so many ways, whether you're @Jay Hinrichs funding deals and developing, or @Brian Burke syndicating, or wholesaling, buying single family homes, fixing and flipping, short term rentals, etc.The key is to pick you vehicle and master it.I would be remiss to say that I believe multifamily is the holy grail of real estate investing.

You can learn to do some things yourself...but make sure you have someone who has experience, who you can trust, in either your geographic area or the skill set, that you need to develop, to give their opinion. 

Copper lines usually go bad from acidic water which lets the copper develop pinholes; occasionally you'll have solder joint failure.

We really like that this maximizes revenue with out having to turn a units 8-12 times a month. 

I have a rental in a new rural development that does not have city garbage pickup.