If it is common knowledge, I would assume it would be a common practice for agents to make sure and provide comps that are mostly larger in size for FHA appraisals, so that the adjustment for size works in the seller's favor.

Now, in regards to the practice of restricting the data being shown because you as a PM is concern that the owner might get worried because of the data readings, calling you in panic and wasting your time.

I’ve used rentometer but it seems like a real ballpark figure, it does help tho in practicing with analysis of properties. 

A year-and-a-half ago I purchased the second three family property and simultaneously purchased a rehab property to flip.

Feel free to PM me anytime and I can advise you on best bidding practices. 

I am currently in Germany and want to continue to practice analyzing deals but dont have a specific market to analyze due to me being in the military and not knowing my next station.

I have been practicing analyzing deals on the deal calculator but get a bit lost in what is typical to expect with the payment of utilities and such.

It was assumed that the split structure was a function of being late in the market cycle, if that is the case do you think these deals will become less common and this practice will revert to kore traditional deals?

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share.

We’ve practice this with several other of our multi family clients and found that the most important factor in the rehab that enabled us to up the rents was to install wrought iron fencing, security cameras, new parking lot and key card access.