At the end of the year charge/refund the difference in the actual charges.Use the previous method but break out utilities for the units on each shared meter instead of the total cost for all meters.Break up each bill as it arrives. and divide it by units on the meter This would add a lot of overhead to the work load.For water, gas and trash service I think it would be acceptable to share the costs based on sqft.I just dont know what the common practice is and my experience isn't in commercial offices.

[Not legal advice].The reason is, Lenders know what you paid for it, and they will expect a length of time to elapse for you to value-add to the property (whether you need to or not), so that THEIR new appraisal arrives in the same ballpark as you are expecting.

The property in the condition I arrived was $675,000.  

But if Tacoma gets way overpriced like 2007 and 2008, it is a sure sign that the market is going to crash.

You have arrived at a great place to educate yourself and connect with other investors.  

Banks are holding stuff back and releasing it methodically to keep from flooding (and crashing) the market.

He arrives 1 hour late to meet me the first day but I let it slide.

Instead, I used a spreadsheet to arrive at a value and presented an offer I was comfortable with (if financed).

I graduated Mississippi State University in 2008 and it seemed like the world was crashing.  

As stated previously, I appreciate the annual inspections since the tenants usually clean before they arrive.