This way you can compare apples to apples.The hard part comes with the backend.

Comparing apples to watermelons in several projections,imo.3.

Because of the proprietary power cord it uses, and the fact that Apple just changed it.

It is a magnet for bottom feeders.

We could argue this all day, but assuming an apples to apples comparison, a finished lot deal should almost always net a greater IRR because your timing, as you mentioned, is much shorter even though you are most likely paying more money for a finished lot as opposed to a raw or engineered lot.

This article/example is an apples to oranges comparison in data sample usage ;)However, I do like your topic of choice.

I give them a magnetic business card to place on their refrigerator.

:beer: When the weather drops, a cornfield is a deer magnet as they rush there to get the high calorie food.

Yes, water always wins.Unless you are willing to spend more than what the house is worth you probably cannot even reduce it.When I get finished basements I UNfinish them by pulling out drywall and studs.These become mold magnets when basements flood.I see basements as just storage areas.

You can buy a car magnet that serves as a mobile bandit sign.