I recently build as a homeowner in Tampa a custom home with impact 8' high doors , high end 2 kitchens , 5br, 3ba, 2 livingrooms , seperated for rent near university, on cheap land but huge and everything including landscapping with 100 new trees, septic, underground electricity, cost me $115 per square.I looking to build small 8000 sqf strip plaza soon in Clearwater, wondering what cost per sqf I should expect currently in comercial projects ?

I cannot collect rent pay for repairs or rent the property myself without endangering the tax status of my account.

That kind of space costs money and doesn't generate income.This is why developers maximize the income space and minimize the dead space.The topography and soil composition plays a huge part as well.If you have to blast out rock,deal with underground springs,endangered species protestors from lake sand streams,or have hilly topo that is real expensive to get in a buildable state that can kill your profit margin.In Georgia new multifamily builds in the suburbs for class A is about 17 to 25 acres of land and about 250 to 350 units in size.Urban locations are built with more density because of available land space.So you have to determine your land and the surrounding lands highest and best use.Once you know that you can develop a pro-forma in costs and work your way backwards to get a price a developer in that asset class would be for ground up acquisition on that piece of dirt.

A $400 drain cleaning or broken tree removal would be a 6.7% expense item for the year.

I've also found that those round metal downspout leaf guards work well for this too.3) Trim any trees/branches that are touching the house/roof.

I wouldn't be suprised if these people find a way to pay you at the last minute when the reality of their Christmas tree and all of the presents being thrown out into the snow hits home.In my state, the court officer posts a notice on the door 24 hours before the eviction letting the occupants know that they need to pay, move out, or they will be thrown out.

Because "very good" tenants who are "very easy on the property" do not exactly grow on trees.

Most timberland owners when they have mature timber have basically a next to nothing basis in the standing timber remember it was just little 20 foot trees when they bought it in the 40's or 50's...

If they haven't given you any trouble and they plan on staying longer I wouldn't shake the tree.  

Glad to see the responses 2 weeks ago storm dropped a tree on one of my rentals.