The cheerleaders are largely  fee oriented service providers and profit regardless of the underlying real estate's success.

Two wage earners are going to have an easier time making rent than a family where there is only one paycheck, depending on how high such paychecks are, and in both cases you would look at the total household income.Stick to your guns on what you said you wanted, but when you are not in the heat of the situation reevaluate your standards to make sure they are still serving you well. 

I know the actual cost can vary by location, property type, and provider, but I'm wondering if anyone has a solid set of rule of thumb they use when crunching numbers for a quick analysis?

AG reminded them they had already provided the list to many other people and could just send me the same list...and they did pretty quickly and at no charge. 

We got an offer accepted 20k below list, appraised for 60k above under contract price, and now the values just keep climbing because the comps just keeping going up for sale for increasing prices.

this property is zoned for office / medical facility, multi use but has a residential house on it.would love advice from the community on how to1. analyze potential2. source funding3. evaluate market value of property for purchase4. building the development team

I know of a few hot spots in Chicago and have previous experience with investments in Bucktown that 10X'd in value.

I think of it as a range of rental prices of comparable properties and my goal is to make a good return on the lower end of that range of values.

He liked the information and got some value.  

I’m not suggesting you can’t successfully complete the BRRRR method but if you are selecting your markets based on where that strategy is most attainable you’re going to make regretful investment decisions because most who chime in will promote markets where you will be able to obtain a favorable cash out refinance while ignoring everything else that supports whether the market has a good underlying investment thesis or has a a more attainable alignment of sale values and appraisal values.