There are clearly people who have real needs and clearly also people who are manipulating what was meant to be a law to help those who need it. 

Make certain you use a labor temp serve company...

I repaired both my washer (filter) and dryer (temp sensor) and they lasted 5+ years after my repair.

The woman you will need to make it in any sort of business and especially real estate is not the one who wants you to be a good provider, not the one who makes you feel good about yourself, and not the one who manipulates you into things, but the one who helps you make tough decisions and rake in the money.

I say, those that scammed it before still come out better than those that scammed it later...and both scammers come out better than those that didn't try to manipulate it.So who wins?

Absorption rate is a key factor but ultimately all numbers can be manipulated to tell a story.

Whichever home their finger landed on, buy it, then 4 months later, re-sell for $100k more as it magically increased in price, not because of the fantastic work they did, and not because there were hundreds or even thousands of them, it was due to the manipulation of our government, banks, and wall street all working to cash in on huge paydays.

So keep that in mind as you may want to hold off on refi-ing the existing property.Comps are usually taken as 2 in the same neighborhood and one outside but in a comprable neighborhood, having all 3 in the same neighborhood is not really a good idea for the reasons Jon pointed out, especially in new construction and developments as comps would manipulate the outcome.But you'll be fine....

You see how other people are manipulated or convinced that joining XYZ program will make them an outrageously successful investor in no time.

Call their HR departments and see if they bring in temp professional help.