For example, two identical cabins in almost the same resort - same property manager... one is called Log Wild and the other is called Mountain Escape.

That would verify her identity, her previous addresses, her credit history, and may even help verify her monthly income.Personally, I would decline her in writing based on the lack of a validated Landlord reference and see if she even bothers coming back.

That motivation is the primary driver for good investment returns, not "mutual" or "fraternal" or any other nonsense.In an IUL the insurance company takes the money they earn investing in those identical assets, and they go to the index options markets with the simple goal of hedging to capture as much movement in the market as they can get with the money the have to spend.

Salado is a small, sleepy touristy town but has an actual identity (and there's a great glassworks you can visit there).

I have 2 almost identical triplex apartment buildings.Both have 2 very large framed / screened in from porches.

If you take two comparable homes of equal quality, condition, age, features and location but differing sizes, the smaller home will invariably show a higher value for $/sq ft.That number is somewhat useful in a development where there are cookie-cutter homes that are identical in every way, but unless the development is new, some will have been upgraded and/or updated and others will not.Your best bet is to get contractors in to bid on both a gut rehab and a tear down. 

If you bought 5 identical units for $500K then each one of the units would have a basis of $100K. 

I am capable of changing the name on the agreement if it's a single member LLC and I'm creating another identical one for a different property.

They were scammed by someone who stole the identity of our company and represented himself as me.

If I find a house that is identical to mine, except for flooring and countertops, then I want to update the countertops, how would I know how much of the price differential comes from countertops versus flooring?