Cheryl: i just had a survey with a couple small hotels last week.

I've sunk thousands into attorney's fees, appraisal, survey, mortgage applications, etc.

Without measuring or surveying, a casual drive-by resulted in would-be bidders to conclude that they were buying two finished lots in a developed subdivision with an HOA. 

Having recently closed on a small apartment complex, I'm putting together a survey for the tenants.

Any Property Managers in the forum, appreciate if you can chime in.Here's the survey report on Student rental vacancies for past several years:http://housing.ucdavis.edu/vacancy-report/Best,Vikas

If ground up do you have the land or site, studies and surveys, permitting, all in place?  

A&L surveys are inexpensive, but dealing with A&L is not.

I think you're asking that question in terms of those remodelling surveys that say "you get back 80% of a kitchen remodel, 75% of a bathroom remodel."

Assuming most of the homes are relatively similar in age and construction, you can make an adequate survey in about 15 minutes.

All that's required is city approval getting a survey done and then getting a lawyer to draft up a few documents, such as reserve fund study, individual condo plans and titles, condo association and whatever else.