If water was leaking, you'll see evidence.Third, air test the water lines and bring some buckets of water to pour down drians and toilets.

Now keep in mind this place was only rented for 1 yearDamages and estimated cost of repair:Walls / Cabinets covered in magic markers(over 75 different places with multi colored magic markers and crayons throughout house and in cabinets) $1035.00( Estimate from my painter)Stained vanity sink with red hair dye 50.00Broken shower curtain rod for claw foot tub 54.00Garbage removal from under appliances and in heating vents(packed with garbage) 25.00Dog damage to paint on door 25.00Stuffed food in electrical outlet 5.00Damaged heating vents x 2 30.00Ripped/slashed/painted stools 25.00Missing toilet paper holder 3.00Non cleaned over 10.00Re paint kitchen island (Market Damage) 50.00Rusted appliances from slime sitting on them for a year- 50.00Stained LVP 10.00Chipped Granite 10.00

Broken strings or any damage resulting from a pet.Dirty window and door screens.Torn or missing screens, bent frames, etc.Sticky or worn window mechanicalsBroken windows, frames or abuse resulting in poor function.Loose, worn or inoperable faucet handleBroken, scratched, damaged or missing faucet handleRunning toiletBroken toilet seat, tank top, handle or chipped, cracked or damaged toilet bowl, tank or seat.Musty odorUrine or pet odor throughout unitCloset bi-fold door off track or needing adjustmentDamaged or missing bi-fold door, knob, track resulting in poor function.Old, expired, or non-functioning smoke or CO detector (not resulting from damage)Missing or detached smoke detector or CO detector or missing batteriesNon-functioning light or electrical fixtureMissing, burnt out, or incorrect style light bulbs or damage to a fixture resulting in non-function.Dry, brown lawn or landscaping (not resulting from neglect or failure to water or tampering with irrigation or timer)Lawn with pet urine spots, dead areas, excessive weeds, lack of irrigation as a result of neglect or tampering with irrigation or timer settings.

I just threw out a couple quick examples of what I"m talking about, but put good thought into what you're naming it.5. you mentioned only costar, craigslist , loopnet, those are great and cover most of the market. but there are many office specific sites out there too, not sure how effective they are but they're free to list i believe. search them and list there as well.also, list your property here too, they're freehttp://commercialsearch.realtor.com/http://www.cimls.com/http://www.commercialiq.com/http://www.buildingsearch.comhttp://www.propertyline.comhttp://www.buzztarget.com/7. contact government agencies, send mailer, cold call, whatever you have to do. i'm not sure about your area, but there's always some counties out there that are outgrowing their space. 8. 1 last thing, remove the images of the toilets and urinals from your cragslist ad LOLLL, 1 snapshot of the sinks in the restroom is good enough to demonstrate that your facilities are top notch!

The benefit is that the owner does not have to deal with the dreaded Christmas Eve toilet back ups and the owner can lean on the expertise of the PM for the full extent of the relationship.

what you describe is a great way to go broke.you sign a lease to the landlord your renting from U are on the hook.next thing you know the tenant you rented to does not pay and squats  you still are paying your landlord and having to pay for evictions ..

All plumbers I know quote projects per fixture and don't care if the toilet is 5' away from the kitchen sink or 20' away from the kitchen sink. 

Any decent plumber will ask where the leaky Kohler faucet or toilet came from because he will need a different repair kit (well, I normally don't repair a faucet, but apparently some do). 

As a landlord, I want all of my properties to be unmetered and the main reason is - 1 month of a toilet running continuously because of a bad $4 flapper will literally wipe out the entire year of savings between the metered rate and unmetered rate. 

We have done lighting swap outs (both inside and exterior area lighting) for LED, insulation, sink aerators and low flow toilet and showers.