Ryan,  I know you and most of the people here say Hell No, however let me explain I was kind of skeptical at first, but my mind was quickly changed.  

And when we do that we cannot explain to them the connection between what their needs/interests and our service.

@Ellis San Jose I can't thank you enough for this very organized and explain information that I needed.

@Elyse Natalino You will have to explain to me what the BP 4 Square Method is.

I like the assignment route and my sellers never asked one question when I showed up with the contract naming my LLC and/or assigns as buyer, a couple of weeks before the close I met with them and explained how the assignment worked that the numbers did not change and they never questioned it, closed on time with out a hitch.

And can clearly explain the pros and cons of using each sort of metric for analyzing a property?

true, but your asking for objective data to answer a subjective question.  

Too complex to explain here.

Can anyone explains why the City keep approving luxury apartment new construction one after another instead of building an affordable apartment for the low income group on the same piece of land?

I explained to the bank I signed this meaningless document for their convenience, so underwriter can get a bonus for higher numbers of closings.