Here are the things I do daily to stay motivated to reaching my goals:1. 35 minutes running, 30 minutes lifting weights daily.

Apples and oranges -- HCAD valuation shouldn't enter the picture as a value basis when negotiating a real estate transaction 

We kept everything else apples-to-apples starting with assuming we’d look at houses valued at $125,000, to capex %, rent %s, annual appreciation all being the same.

Most lenders are, I'll say, generally the same assuming you're comparing apples to apples.

@Austin Fruechting  my safari is acting up and I was using chrome I am on my apple lap top and I hate this thing.I will try safari and see what works..

@Steve Apple For what it's worth, I think you're putting the cart before the horse.  

Cost to build in your area by the sq. ft. will be different than other areas, so comparisons may not be apples to apples.

Granted, it's not real estate so there's no apples-to-apples comparison but I'd be curious as to why you'd choose those search engines instead of Google.

Unfortunate  situations can be gold mine to others...i.e There are are some professionals like house lifting companies that made absolute killing do to the EQ.Also engineers and some builders were booked it 12 month ahead of time...Shortage of skilled workers will be an issue.

If you are looking at Phoenix I would recommend looking at the east valley, with the new airport, the Apple plant and some major housing developments there is a lot going on here.