We will often take measurements of rooms and share that with prospects so they better understand room size.

Re: selling single-family residential homes for seller financing, as well as my current deal in-process - selling my mixed-use commercial property in rural southeast TN, in a tourist area, to a well-vetted prospective buyer.

Your headwind here is trying to educate your prospective tenants that those costs are included in the rent, but the sad truth is most of your prospects won't both to read your ad that closely before moving on.I would absolutely keep the pricing structure the same your competition, so your customers can compare apples to apples.Also, if you include those as fixed costs in your rent, prepare to have those expenses go up, since your tenants are not paying for them directly and will not be very conservation minded on someone else's dime. 

Don't let that deter you, but just make sure you have the numbers on your side. 

The prospective tenants would like to do the 2-year lease option but their company requires them to have a transfer clause addendum on the lease, which allows them to terminate the lease with 60-days notice if the employer transfers the tenant from the local worksite. 

Hoping my prospecting pays off in the next year. 

Not all tertiary markets are experiencing that decline, and some have some growth history and prospects.

I am not confident in the long term growth prospects of the area.

Honestly, you should have pictures of the place to show online to prospective tenants and let them know when the current tenants will be out.

What we learned is that prospective vacationers are “fantasizing” about their vacation long before it arrives.