They are, however, very picky and are not for everyone as my understanding is their lending requirements are very stringent.

I supposed would it be too expensive to put in a meter that measures electricity to the different units?..

The day of the inspection, the Fire FD comes to the 1 bedroom unit and 1) measure the bedroom windows and say they are not to building code 2) express that the egress form the bedroom door needs to be changed as it's not to code.

Since these are still under progress construction, banks are pretty stringent on giving out loans, let me know if this is not the case. 

While it may have a measurable impact, the primary determinant of a house's value is location.

@Bryan HancockI don't think this study really says much because of what its measuring.  

is difficult to cancel, for any reason, if it doesn't measure up.

But measured up  against quality of life, it was an easy choice to make.So numbers, isn't that what we all really want to hear about?

Just google cap rate for a detailed explanation (it's an ROI measure based on financial investment).That's how we start working up numbers.  

Take a look at the book: http://www.amazon.com/Every-Estate-Investor-Financial-Measures/dp/0071603271That links to the amazon site.