In the garage there is a vehicle lift which as of late is now broken.

You want to compare apples to apples, not apples to bananas.Calculate what the SELLING COST PER SQUARE FOOT of each of your comps was (as opposed to the listing price per square foot), then multiply the square footage of your subject property by the AVERAGE cost per square foot of the comps.  

Different types of investments will be more or less profitable than other types over different horizons due to different up front costs.Here's my thinking - you can structure the analysis as if it was an extra-large buy, renovate, and rent project (except the "renovation" step is a new build) and just use a DCF analysis.First, figure out up-front costs: initial payment on land + initial payments on the new construction + holding costs (each of these must be discounted to present value for an apples-to-apples comparison).

Please look at this book, as it discusses how to get your business to lift off, instead of taxiing on the runway, taxiing forever and ever.http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Seconds-Lift-Business...What gets a business off the ground?

I haven't personally done this, but I've read about people making offers the day before the restriction is lifted and having them accepted.

.#2, Sweeteners,  Usually the best sweetener for any seller in an estate sale is to not have to lift a finger.

You make sure that your comparing apples to apples in materials.

The median household is still the average, and currently as an example, 51% of American households own an Apple product such as iPhone, iPad or Mac.

It's very "Apple-like" in terms of functionality which makes sense because the founder of Nest was a former Senior President at Apple and played a role in iPod and iPhone development.

Again, assuming all is apples to apples except the subject house is smaller.