Instead, all of the credit pulls from pre-approvals during that time frame will only carry the weight of a single credit check on your score, which in my experience is no more than a hit of 5 to 7 points. 

I think I'd have to lose more weight to live in it!

The US armed forces will not accept you if you fall outside of certain height/weight parameters, as do police and firefighters.

If the seller just needs cash, then an all cash offer at a lower price point will carry the most weight.

To you, as an investor, the value may be relative to some variant of CF analysis, but not so to the marketplace, bank, appraiser, etc...With this in mind, an appraiser will weight the analysis 90% CMA, and 10% GRM.  

How much weight do you put in these numbers?

My ending thoughts:@Brian Hughes makes a really good point about the long-term management plan of the duplex, things besides strictly money that give weight to a decision.Although you say the triplex doesn't cash flow until you move out, think of (yourself as the tenant) paying (yourself as the landlord).

You pull up, get weighed, pull around back and dump it, then get weight leaving and pay per-ton (1 ton min, I think around $60-$80/ton).

Even though the recent comps are limited, current income had very little weight in the value determination.On a side note- BRRR can get a little tricky for SFRs and small multi family properties if you are holding for a long time before cashing out. 

Part of my investment evaluation is Exit Strategies, and I use those as a weight factor against the presumed profit potentials.