From what I remember, they didn’t just rubber stamp these types of applications, they got put in a separate pile.  

For the single family houses I've built, I used a draftsman and then paid an engineering company to stamp the plans. 

Better to lose a non-refundable application fee than your shirt.

Here is what you are teaching others:1.Perform a ton of research on how to generate leads.2.Listen to podcasts on your way to work.3.Question the meaning of life, listening to, and dissecting all that information.4.Find A list, Filter That List, Buy that List, Buy stamps, Buy mailers.5.Handwrite 5000 letters.6.Include a pen inside the envelope for “lumpy mail”.7.Send mailers.8.Experience a short-lived feeling of accomplishment.9.Followed by an intense sense of depression and shock upon receiving a ton of angry calls from said mailers.10.Get a ton of returned mailers.11.Skip trace these addresses.12.Pay for a new set of envelopes mailers and stamps.13.Resend mailers.14.Experience another short-lived feeling of hopefulness.15.Followed by an intense sense of depression and shock upon receiving a ton more angry calls from said mailers.16.Listen to more podcasts.17.Get a “AHA!”

I'm pretty sure that's why the shop down the street also hired a manager to sell their tee shirts. 

I’ve given food to hungry people, I’ve given the shirt off my back to an old naked woman, I've bought shoes for kids, built a school for aboriginal tribal families in the mountains, and handed out toothbrushes.  

Compare that to a guy who has a clunker, lost his job, can't buy groceries and needs cash to put food on his table while he is applying for unemployment benefits, food stamps and jobs.

You have to hand write each letter or postcard, hand write each envelope or postcard, hand stamp each one of them, and take them to the post office.

The land represents ~1% of the purchaseOn the contrary - if you purchase a $2 MM shack in manhattan on a postage stamp lot, the land could represent 99%Lever 2 - % of the property with a shorter useful life.Not all parts of a piece of real estate are depreciated at the same speed.Certain personal property assets have SHORTER lifespans in the eyes of the IRS vs the standard 27.5/39 year livesProperties with tons of this often have:- Over-developed land sites (hardscaping, pools, retaining walls)- Fancy Fixtures- Fancy Furniture (STRs!)

Doing things on the cheap in these situations can be the difference between making a profit or losing your shirt.