Many concepts have test kitchen facilities where they test product with quality ingredients and believe it tastes amazing.

But, before doing so, ensure that you have the ingredients to be successful and it begins with getting REI educated.Don't get bogged down with analysis paralysis.

The time period under consideration is also a key ingredient: your above post seems to implicitly assume an annual period - this is both a common and convenient window, but other durations may also be used.If a landlord choses not increase rent on a tenant at every opportunity that presents in the short term, it does not preclude an optimized performance of the property over the longer term.We have an instance right now where we have chosen not to charge market rent.  

That is a cardinal sin.You should look at marketing the same way you look at the contents of a fruit salad.In a fruit salad if the only ingredient in the bowl were apple slices one would have a hard time calling it a fruit salad and only those who liked apples would enjoy the presentation.

There are 3 ingredients to a successful direct mail campaign:1) A highly targeted motivated seller mailing list (absentee, probate, pre-foreclosures are some examples);2) A well crafted letter that appeals to your motivated seller and makes that seller call you; and3) A follow up system (send several letters and when they call and if they've shown some motivation, follow them up until they sell their house to you or someone else)The above is what happened and what I've learned in my real estate business.

Numbers -You are missing one key ingredient...

This was an invaluable experience and a key ingredient to fast tracking our success.  

No, they USE those procured item's as "ingredient's" in the CONSTRUCT of a finished product.

I proof-read everything (taking this to an extreme, I found a typo in the ingredients list on a bottle of laundry soap this past weekend).I will probably apply, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience with them.  

To me, good ethnic food is when it's not too fushiony, but just well done and with good ingredients.