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I set it up to make it easy to track monthly expenses, to provide totals, and to roll up the totals into categories as seen on a schedule E from each unit into a "global" view.

Ask what they see them selling for and what expenses are by category.

When I am running numbers, I put 10%, 10%, 5% and 10% respectively for those four categories.

Ask what they see expenses running per category per unit, what they see them selling for per unit.

Perhaps he sees us as a weight holding down the crazy ascent rents in these few blocks have been on over the past 12 - 18 months?  

You seem to be putting entirely too much weight on a simple recommendation on a public forum.

I was wondering how many of you who are self-employed / small business owners:1) Primary work out of your home office2) Rent office space3) Own your own office building / condo to occupy your business and perhaps rent out office space from your own building.For those of you who are in the #3 category, are you happy with your decision of owning commercial vs renting?

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