Any suggestions how to approach this situation ?

However, our buyer's list was limited—only about 200 buyers—and after several potential buyers passed, we finally secured an offer for a $5,000 assignment fee.As we approached the closing date, our buyer began dragging out negotiations, which added to our stress.

I would also talk to leasing brokers for this type of property to understand if there is real appetite from tenants for this type of building, as even if it doesn't directly impact your approach, it will give you some insights into how a potential buyer may be looking at it.

This is incredibly important work and in order to create the most impactful and transformational program possible, I am looking to interview people who fit this description and learn more about their challenges, frustrations, dreams and goals. 

Here’s a structured approach to help you resolve the situation:1.

My response was meant to point out that you wrote an incredibly general, useless post that contained nothing of value. 

Any advice for finding / approaching owners for off market deals? 

Hot water is usually separated it is just the cold water that is often not.For a very large building a flat fee is the move because the back billing and tracking of who paid for what would be hectic, but for a small MF like a duplex it is very easy.I split the bill by the fractional amount of people who live in the unit.In other words, the amount of people that live in the unit divided by the total amount of people living in the builidng.So if there are 3 people upstairs and 2 people downstairs.the upstairs pays 3/5 of the bill, and downstairs pays 2/5.No need to separate anything, you know the tenants will cover 100% of the bill and this approach is fair. 

As I approach my 20th year as a real estate broker in Texas and my 30th year as a small business owner, I've decided to think outside the box and use what I have to get what I want.  

This approach focuses on finding deals and connecting buyers with sellers, helping you learn the market and hone your negotiation skills.