The methodology used in the article is based on MSA, not on the city.

Most all sites say my house is worth around 550k the county appraiser tries to say the house is worth 525kTrying to figure the best methodology to determine sell price. 

A good methodology is - find tight comps, understand rents. 

I have a running "To Do" list on my phone, that's filled with all kinds of crazy crap (I haven't made it to the categorization level in GTD system yet) and whenever I find I have some down time, I scan the list, see what I can do, do it and delete it from the list.

I would rather be certain about my refinance than unsure and it seems like the best methodology would be to order an appraisal and inspection before i close on the purchase.

Perfectly valid methodology.

I've read Brian Green's book on OOOS investing, is this the best methodology in becoming comfortable with the market?

What would it be called and what is the methodology behind transferring the ownership of a property to someone so that they technically own said property with cross-default so that as long as they continually pay a certain amount per month the title remains in their name.

Based on this, is the pricing methodology correct where you would assign a pro-forma market rate and base it on a higher cap, or should I approach it differently?

I'm following the BRRRR methodology here.