Unit of comparison could be per door (unit), per Sf, or total property, etc.Not sure if the balance of value between MF and the commercial building but if I couldn't find similar sales I would probably use a combination of both MF and commercial comps- assuming a retail or office space.Income Approach- appraiser will reconstruct the operating statement from market data and then will develop and opinion of the NOI and overall cap rate.

In the rare instances when your tenants do cost you an unexpected arm-and-a-leg for a plumbing or sewer bill, you'll find that they generally don't have the money to reimburse you for the expense and it ends up costing you a turnover...You can absolutely amend your leases to require the tenants pay a percentage (in this case 1/4) of the utilities.

But combine it with knowledge and understanding of the Stock Market, and your steering can help you to avoid even the largest obstacles.Owning Brooklyn Real Estate was itself a good thing during the Great Recession because it only slightly dip.

You may want to do a combination of both. 

that rarely happens. 

I've heard writing multiple offers sight unseen, providing lots of comps and doing lots of ground work to get a deal but I'm wondering if there's anything else other investors are really hungry for that they don't find or that are rare and I like to know what my peers around the country are doing for investors.

@Kyle Allen I never (rarely) get an inspection when I buy.  

The ideal cash flow on them may not be as good as some of the lower-end properties, but those low-end places rarely turn out to be idea. 

That would be a rare exception.

When we've had the rare one for sale which doesn't have an HOA, people are very interested.