As investors we can have all the spread sheets and calculations in the world but if we're not comparing apples to apples what's the point? 

The zoning of a lot changes the value, and it becomes "apples and oranges".

You want all your bids to be apples to apples which may help avoid costly change orders down the road from your low bidder. 3.

Bryan, assuming you are talking about many of us flippers who have often reported 20%, 25%, or 30% returns on one single flip investment that took us 90 days and then we touted 80%+ annual returns, we do that as it is an easy "apples to apples" comparision between individual investments and between us individual investors.I would have to assume that all investors such as myself do in fact calculate their actual returns on their cash at the end of the year when they have all the info to properly calculate it at once.

I myself am an avid hunter of white tail deer, and I have a passion for homesteading (think cabin in the woods, hunting, gardens, apple trees, bee keeping, livestock, and no electricity) that is only matched by my passion for real estate. 

., but that's apples, vs. oranges."

That is what I gathered....that they are a good investment.Excellent cash flow once you have the correct managers in place.Of coure you are going to have bad workers but like in any field of work, "The next person is waiting for your spot" you can just fire the bad apples.

Plus Getting bedazzled by an anti tank grenade makes everything else seem like a walk in the park IMO anyways.My Milestones to date:*Come up with a catchy Business Name & Logo*Got my business Incorporated through Nevada*Created the business Website [REMOVED]*Find a Hard Money Lender for Transactional Funding*Find a Real Estate Investor Friendly Title Attorney*Implemented Marketing campaigns within the last month*I now have 50 Property Locators*Craigslist FSBO Seller ad campaigns*Bandit signs*Direct Mail*Door knocking and cold call campaigns*Business Cards and Credibility packages like Brochures and magnets.

(IKEA - designed off a temporary installation system, American cabinetry is designed as a permanent installation) IKEA even worse is a knock down product designed to be shippable in flat boxes, American cabinetry is permanently assembled delivered in finished size.Apples to apples is standard factory built American style cabinetry versus Euro style.

It's that middle group that many wholesalers miss out on, because they're not willing to go the extra step to make it clear that their offer isn't nearly as low as it appears at first glance, when you compare apples to apples.Best wishes to you!