I guess it ranks up there with the guy who filed deeds showing he owned property when in fact there was no legal basis for the filing.

Make the deal work without that element or pass on the deal.If you pay more than you are computing you are just reducing your profit.

Full disclosure - I became so interested in the market evaluation concept, I rounded up some guys and gals much smarter than me and we started a company to research and rank markets for investors.

@Walt Payne Though I believe there should be a preliminary level of experience/qualifications screen, I don't think @Brandon Turner  wants to get into the business of evaluating blog posts to verify every element of a post. 

The passage of time, although not an element of abandonment, may illustrate a person's intention to abandon his or her property.

For those that are unaware, Henderson consistently ranks among America's best cities for various reasons.

New hardwood ranks 2nd. 

@Jimmy NguyenIMO earthwork and subgrade work consistently rank as the biggest impact to changes due to unforeseen conditions or not enough soils investigation.

The conclusions are contained in a report that shows Fortune 500 companies down to small family-owned companies relocating and expanding in out-of-California locations that offer more satisfying business and lifestyle outcomes....The report ranks the Top 15 California Counties in the order starting with the worst losses, which are: (1) Los Angeles, (2) Orange, (3) Santa Clara, (4) San Francisco, (5) San Diego, (6) Alameda, (7) San Mateo, ( Ventura, (9) Sacramento tied with San Bernardino, (10) Riverside, (11) Contra Costa tied with Santa Barbara, (12) San Joaquin, (13) Stanislaus, (14) Sonoma and (15) Santa Cruz.

Not only was the owners equity wiped out, but because their very large mfg business had special very specific grandfathered AQMD permits which where nearly impossible to relocate anywhere in California (heavy derogatory element output) their business also faltered when they could not afford to move the operation out of state.The job loss was in the 200+ hundred range.