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On utilities, “not included” can still mean different arrangements. Applicants should ask whether each service goes directly into the tenant’s name or is paid by the landlord and reimbursed. The answer affects administration even if the eventual amount is the same.

For energy, ask for the unit’s available billing history plus an explanation of what is included in building charges. Then model a high-usage case rather than relying only on the average. Also keep vacancy separate: an empty unit may still incur service fees, association charges, insurance and...

I’m trying to sense-check a San Francisco sample rather than draw conclusions from asking prices alone. The listings fall between $576,000 and $864,000, are mostly warehouses, and the typical listing has been visible for 76 days. My working theory is that property condition and maintenance...