Meanwhile, my suggested steps 3-4 are completely ignored despite offering the greatest preventative measures not to mention providing huge cost savings over time.

It is always recommended to do a cost benefit analysis before doing a project to determine the feasibility.Whether using private money or not the cost benefit has to be addressed.It will affect investment and equity when measuring profit.

This measures the servicing sector which accounts for 2/3 of our economy.

Which to me is an old over simplification measurement of an investment property, it's only one metric.

Both of these metrics are used to measure, or determine risk when financing commercial property or making a commercial mortgage loan.LTVThe loan-to-value ratio, or LTV, is a measure of the relationship between the loan amount and the value of the commercial real estate (collateral).Calculating the LTV helps commercial real estate lenders determine both the qualification of a borrower and the proposed terms of the debt being considered.LTV = Loan Amount / Appraised ValueBe sure to understand that the LTV will be calculated off of the appraised (market) value of the asset.

Well, the Managing Member, the SOB, upon a receiving a large capital gain from sale of property [a §1231 gain] took the unusual and selfish step of grabbing most of the proceeds [damn the OA], and for good measure allocating a lot of gain to Members [again, damn OA].  

Yes, in a perfect world, NOI is the correct measurement of value. 

I'd have to wait for an opportunity to get in and measure.

The Vancouver market is already one of the if not the most unaffordable in the world, which reflects the fact that prices are in bubble territory whichever measure you use.

I have even washed them between tenants, or for a long tenancy, I just replace them.Just zip in the brackets well (hit a stud) and measure to get the right size curtain, height may be the key with not much space between the top of the sliding door and ceiling.Best of luck.