A hydrostatic plumbing test is recommended to be performed by a licensed plumber post Foundation work.

One gotcha for the FHA loan program when buying a 3 to 4 family is the self sufficiency test where you take 75% of all the units (including the once you occupy) which has to be equal or greater than the PITI (principal interest taxes insurance and PMI)

I love it, and I love how having our data in the "cloud" means we can engage professionals from all over to help us with bookkeeping.I do have an expert I can put you in touch with who helped us through the transition.

But don't have solid data points.

There is really no magic to it...anything beyond being prepared and having your house completed/in order is probably undue influence as the appraiser is supposed to act independently and all data must be supported by market trends and comps.

Your local realtor association more than likely has a great lease that has already been written by attorneys, and better yet, already tested in the courts. 

Has anyone ever used AREAVIBES.COM for neighborhood research/data? 

You're there to engage, ask questions, study, master the vocabulary and pass every test keeping in mind you are acquiring a tool you can utilize to accrue *Career Capital

Meaning, you start small, in a different area of real estate and finally after 10 years you can test the commercial real estate waters?

I have been trying to learn more about Surprise and El Mirage and have only vague ideas about them right now after reading neighborhood scout reports and looking at Zillow along with city-data.