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I haven't heard about what type of rollout of employment is to be expected, but obviously with such rural areas we will see a  increase in developments in the county and increase in demand of higher-end homes along hwy 79 towards Memphis.

My thought is that at some point down the road it may be worth much more to a developer who wants to build larger.

I understand the importance of getting experience through repetitions, but I first want to make sure I'm developing good habits as I "run the numbers" on properties.I often get "stuck," and doubt my accuracy on a few variables:1.

There are no development charges.

Develop a metric that works for you and gets you the returns that you want. 

But this is a Long play, and being able to pick the winners/losers; developers/adapters and followers. 

With permitting watch out for the SDC's (Systems development charges) from the city for the extra fixture counts.

Has anyone ever used either rule for raising capital for real estate development deals?

Orlando has plenty of space and there are new developments with a thousand new rental houses popping up every few years.