Otherwise if your lender doesn't have a problem, you could draft up an amendment (or similar form) to assign the OTP to your LLC, if it is established before closing.

If it's clearly stated in the lease that it's the tenant's responsibility, then stop by the unit or call the tenant and walk them through the process of getting the utilities established in their name.

Any pointers at tactics to successfully crack these investor groups and establish the long term investor relationship?  

I am seeking to establish relationships with like minded individuals with mutual aspirations to grow and develop their business. 

Would be interested to get together for coffee sometime, as I've got a lot to learn about the differences in laws & taxes of this area.

It's also about working with escrow and title, ensuring your lender is covered by the appropriate hazard and lender insurance, making sure your loan is in compliance as either a business purpose or consumer purpose loan, and that you've provided and signed all the appropriate disclosures, which can be numerous.This assumes of course that you should even qualify for the loan, which a good lender should establish.

Individualized assessments shall establish why new open space is unnecessary in the area because of adequate existing open space or why the fees should be reduced because of lower open space costs in the area than those estimated in Section 16-18-040 hereof.

Also, we have begun to establish cash flow by purchasing our first duplex (in Lakewood).Jim & MehriBefore/after of our 2nd flip:

For moving the TV from the parking lot to the building and plugging it in.  

Unfortunately, you could get three professional measurements of the square footage, and get three different "accurate" measurements.As for recouping the difference - if $56k is just an extrapolation of the average price per square foot - take that with a grain of salt.  3B/2B and the neighborhood probably do more to establish value than square footage alone.