And again, everyones plan will be as different as there destination and so, the details will range wildly.

Definitely Get multiple estimates for both the electrical and gas projects which I know is difficult in today’s market but different contractors vary wildly in prices.

Looking at the homes on the market, prices vary wildly from $~200-$400+/sqft and it doesn't seem to correspond to just the quality of the house.

Those folks now are wealthier but we had wild inflation in the price of, well, everything (more on this later).

UPDATE: rents really never dropped in Detroit after the Great Recession.Only property values did.This is pretty much true of the majority of the USA.Detroit values now pretty much exceed their pre-crash highs and have exceeded it in many Neighborhoods:) its a wild market.. when I first started lending there in 2002 for west coast BRRRR buyers my appraisals would come in at 120 to 150k ..

Most agents will price one 5 bedroom the same as another and they will have wildly different qualities of furniture, location and revenue.

So I'm wondering what are the chances of a wild offer by a team of investors. 

Be smart people  as Fed is also panicking, they realized they caused too many unemployment in private sector/non-gov job.It's going to be wild ride, as long term bond auction is also failing ....it's for sure private sector unemployment 10000% would be higher next yearso my question to powell is always the same ... why in the world  he has to jeopardize the job of american just too achieve artificial target of two percent inflation ?

Minor tweaks to the assumptions can cause wild variations in the calculated returns.The proforma is NOT God.If one steps backs and considers the notion any of us have a solid accurate idea what the world national local economy or interest rates or the real estate market in general will be like in 5 to 10 to 15 years are a heck of a lot smarter than I. 

I think maybe the free website for CIX for networking, might be the only real advantage, or just a wild goose chase...but I would just use it to my advantage....