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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                                ESCROW AGREEMENT

Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, National Association
666 Walnut N8200-034
Corporate Trust Services, PFG
Des Moines, IA 50309

      Re:   Hartman Commercial Properties REIT Escrow Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

HARTMAN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES REIT, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the
"Company"), the issuer for an offering (the "Offering") of up to 11,000,000
common shares of beneficial interest, par value $.001 per share (the "Shares"),
pursuant to a registration statement originally filed on Form S-11 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2003, File No. 333-111674.
D.H. Hill Securities LLP, a Texas limited liability partnership (the "Dealer
Manager"), will act as Dealer Manager for the offering of the Shares. The
Company is entering into this Escrow Agreement (the "Agreement") to set forth
the terms on which Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, National Association ("Escrow Agent"),
will hold and disburse the proceeds from subscriptions for the purchase of the
Shares in the Offering until such time as: (i) in the case of subscriptions
received from all nonaffiliates of the Company, the Company has received
subscriptions for Shares resulting in total minimum capital raised of $2,000,000
(the "Required Capital"); (ii) in the case of subscriptions received from
residents of Pennsylvania ("Pennsylvania Subscribers"), the Company has received
subscriptions for Shares from nonaffiliates of the Company resulting in total
minimum capital raised of $5,475,000 (the "Pennsylvania Required Capital"); and
(iii) in the case of subscriptions received from residents of New York ("New
York Subscribers"), the Company has received subscriptions for Shares from
nonaffiliates of the Company resulting in total minimum capital raised of
$2,500,000 (the "New York Required Capital").

The Company hereby appoints Escrow Agent as escrow agent for purposes of holding
the proceeds from the sale of the Shares, and the Company shall deposit with
Escrow Agent such proceeds to be held by Escrow Agent on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth below:

1.    Persons subscribing to purchase the Shares (the "Subscribers") will be
instructed by the Dealer Manager or any soliciting dealers to remit the purchase
price in the form of checks (hereinafter called "instruments of payment")
payable to the order of, or funds wired in favor of, "Wells Fargo Bank Iowa,
Hartman Commercial Properties REIT." Within one business day after receipt of
instruments of payment from the Offering, the Dealer Manager will send to the
Escrow Agent: (a) an electronic file in a compatible format containing each
subscriber's name, address, tax identification number, number of Shares
purchased, purchase price remitted and whether a IRS Form W-9 has been obtained,
and (b) the instruments of payment from such Subscribers (the "Subscription
Materials") for deposit into the deposit account entitled "Wells Fargo Bank
Iowa, as Escrow Agent for the Benefit of Subscribers of Hartman Commercial
Properties REIT" (the "Escrow Account"), which deposit shall occur within one
business day after Escrow Agent receives such materials. Instruments of payment
received from Pennsylvania Subscribers (as identified as such by the Company)
shall be accounted for separately in a subaccount entitled "Wells Fargo Bank
Iowa, as Escrow Agent for the Benefit of Pennsylvania Subscribers of Hartman
Commercial Properties REIT" (the "Pennsylvania Escrow Account"), until such
Pennsylvania Escrow Account has closed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) hereof.
Instruments of payment received from New York Subscribers (as identified as such
by the Company) shall be accounted for separately in a subaccount entitled
"Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, as Escrow Agent for the Benefit of New York Subscribers
of Hartman Commercial Properties REIT" (the "New York Escrow Account"), until
such New York

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Escrow Account has closed pursuant to paragraph 3(a) hereof. The Escrow Account,
the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, and the New York Escrow Account will be
established and maintained in such a way as to permit the interest income
calculations described in paragraph 7.

2.    The aforesaid instruments of payment are to be promptly processed for
collection by Escrow Agent following deposit by the Dealer Manager into the
applicable Escrow Account, Pennsylvania Escrow Account, or New York Escrow
Account, as applicable. The proceeds thereof are to be held in the Escrow
Account, Pennsylvania Escrow Account, or New York Escrow Account, as applicable,
until such funds are either returned to the Subscribers in accordance with
paragraph 3 hereof or otherwise disbursed in accordance with paragraph 7 hereof.
In the event any of the instruments of payment are returned to Escrow Agent for
nonpayment prior to receipt by Escrow Agent of the Required Capital, the
Pennsylvania Required Capital, or the New York Required Capital, Escrow Agent
shall promptly notify the Dealer Manager in writing of such nonpayment, and
Escrow Agent is authorized to debit the Escrow Account in the amount of such
return payment as well as any interest earned on the investment represented by
such payment and return to the Dealer Manager the returned item.

3.    (a)   Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs 3(b)-3(f) below:

            (i)   once the aggregate of all collected funds in the Escrow
            Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, and the New York Escrow
            Account is an amount equal to or greater than the Required Capital,
            the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Company and, upon
            receiving written instruction from the Company, (A) disburse to the
            Company, by check, ACH or wire transfer, the funds in the Escrow
            Account representing the gross purchase price for the Shares, and
            (B) disburse to the Subscribers or the Company, as applicable, any
            interest thereon pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph 3(f).
            For purposes of this Agreement, the term "collected funds" shall
            mean all funds received by the Escrow Agent that have cleared normal
            banking channels and are in the form of cash or a cash equivalent.
            After such time the Escrow Account shall remain open and the Company
            shall continue to cause subscriptions for the Shares that are not to
            be deposited in either the Pennsylvania Escrow Account or the New
            York Escrow Account to be deposited therein until the Company
            informs the Escrow Agent in writing to close the Escrow Account, and
            thereafter any subscription documents and instruments of payment
            received by the Escrow Agent from Subscribers other than
            Pennsylvania Subscribers and New York Subscribers shall be forwarded
            directly to the Company.

            (ii)  regardless of any closing of the Escrow Account, the Company
            and the Dealer Manager shall continue to forward instruments of
            payment and Subscription Materials received from Pennsylvania
            Subscribers for deposit into the Pennsylvania Escrow Account to the
            Escrow Agent until such time as the Company notifies the Escrow
            Agent in writing that total subscription proceeds (including the
            amount then in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account) equal or exceed the
            Pennsylvania Required Capital. Upon receipt of a written notice and
            instruction from the Company that total subscription proceeds
            (including the amount then in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account)
            equaling or exceeding the Pennsylvania Required Capital have been
            received in collected funds, the Escrow Agent shall (A) disburse to
            the Company, by check, ACH or wire transfer, the funds then in the
            Pennsylvania Escrow Account representing the gross purchase price
            for the Shares, and (B) disburse to the Pennsylvania Subscribers or
            the Company, as applicable, any interest thereon pursuant to the
            provisions of subparagraph 3(f). Following such disbursements, the
            Escrow Agent shall close the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, and
            thereafter any Subscription Materials and instruments of payment
            received by the Escrow

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            Agent from Pennsylvania Subscribers shall be deposited directly to
            the Escrow Account (or to the Company, if it has closed the Escrow
            Account, as instructed in writing by the Company).

            (iii) regardless of any closing of the Escrow Account, the Company
            and the Dealer Manager shall continue to forward instruments of
            payment and Subscription Materials received from New York
            Subscribers for deposit into the New York Escrow Account to the
            Escrow Agent until such time as the Company notifies the Escrow
            Agent in writing that total subscription proceeds (including the
            amount then in the New York Escrow Account) equal or exceed the New
            York Required Capital. Upon receipt of a written notice and
            instruction from the Company that total subscription proceeds
            (including the amount then in the New York Escrow Account) equaling
            or exceeding the New York Required Capital have been received in
            collected funds, the Escrow Agent shall (A) disburse to the Company,
            by check, ACH or wire transfer, the funds then in the New York
            Escrow Account representing the gross purchase price for the Shares,
            and (B) disburse to the New York Subscribers or the Company, as
            applicable, any interest thereon pursuant to the provisions of
            subparagraph 3(f). Following such disbursements, the Escrow Agent
            shall close the New York Escrow Account, and thereafter any
            Subscription Materials and instruments of payment received by the
            Escrow Agent from New York Subscribers shall be deposited directly
            to the Escrow Account (or to the Company, if it has closed the
            Escrow Account, as instructed in writing by the Company).

      (b)   In the event that at the close of business on the date exactly one
      year after the SEC grants an effective order under Section 8(a) of the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Expiration Date"), which date
      will be communicated to the Escrow Agent in writing as soon as possible
      after determination, Escrow Agent is not in receipt of evidence of
      subscriptions accepted on or before such date, and instruments of payment
      dated not later than that date (or actual wired funds), for the purchase
      of Shares providing for total purchase proceeds that at least equal the
      Required Capital, Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Company that such
      instruments of payment totaling an amount at least equal to the Required
      Capital have not been received by Escrow Agent. Thereafter, Dealer Manager
      agrees to use its best efforts to obtain an executed IRS Form W-9 from
      each subscriber. Promptly following the Expiration Date, and in any event
      no later than the next business day after the Expiration Date or as soon
      as possible thereafter, Escrow Agent shall promptly return by check the
      funds deposited in the Escrow Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow Account,
      and the New York Escrow Account, or shall return the instruments of
      payment delivered to Escrow Agent if such instruments have not been
      processed for collection prior to such time, directly to each Subscriber
      at the address given to the Company. Included in the remittance shall be a
      proportionate share of the income earned in the account allocable to each
      Subscriber's investment in accordance with the terms and conditions
      specified in paragraph 7 hereof, except that in the case of Subscribers
      who have not provided to the Company an executed Form W-9, Escrow Agent
      shall withhold a portion of the earnings attributable to those Subscribers
      at the applicable rate in accordance with Section 3406 of the Internal
      Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Escrow
      Agent shall not be required to remit any payments until funds represented
      by such payments have been collected by Escrow Agent.

      (c)   Notwithstanding subparagraphs 3(a) and 3(b) above, if the Escrow
      Agent is not in receipt of evidence of subscriptions accepted on or before
      the close of business on such date that is 120 days after the SEC grants
      an effective order under Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
      amended (the Company will notify the Escrow Agent of the date the SEC
      grants the effective order) (the "Initial Escrow Period"), and instruments
      of payment dated not later than that date, for the purchase of Shares
      providing for total purchase proceeds from all nonaffiliated sources that

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      equal or exceed the Pennsylvania Required Capital, the Escrow Agent shall
      promptly notify the Company. Thereafter, the Company shall send to each
      Pennsylvania Subscriber by certified mail within ten (10) calendar days
      after the end of the Initial Escrow period a notification in the form of
      Exhibit A. If, pursuant to such notification, a Pennsylvania Subscriber
      requests the return of his or her subscription funds within ten (10)
      calendar days after receipt of the notification (the "Request Period") and
      the Company is not in possession of an executed IRS form W-9, the Company
      shall obtain an executed IRS Form W-9 from each such Pennsylvania
      Subscriber within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from such
      Pennsylvania Subscriber. The Escrow Agent shall promptly refund directly
      to each Pennsylvania Subscriber the collected funds deposited in the
      Pennsylvania Escrow Account on behalf of such Pennsylvania Subscriber, or
      shall return the instruments of payment delivered, but not yet processed
      for collection prior to such time, to the address provided by the Dealer
      Manager or the Company, together with interest income in the amounts
      calculated pursuant to paragraph 7. If an executed IRS Form W-9 is not
      received for such Pennsylvania Subscriber within ten (10) calendar days,
      the Escrow Agent shall thereupon remit an amount to such Pennsylvania
      Subscriber, in accordance with the provisions hereof, withholding a
      portion of the earnings attributable to such Pennsylvania Subscriber at
      the applicable rate in accordance with Section 3406 of the Internal
      Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. However, the Escrow Agent shall not be
      required to remit such payments until funds represented by such payments
      have been collected by the Escrow Agent.

      (d)   The subscription funds of Pennsylvania Subscribers who do not
      request the return of their subscription funds within the Request Period
      shall remain in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account for successive 120-day
      escrow periods (a "Successive Escrow Period"), each commencing
      automatically upon the termination of the prior Successive Escrow Period,
      and the Company and Escrow Agent shall follow the notification and payment
      procedure set forth in subparagraph 3(c) above with respect to the Initial
      Escrow Period for each Successive Escrow Period until the occurrence of
      the earliest of (i) the Expiration Date, (ii) the receipt and acceptance
      by the Company of subscriptions for the purchase of Shares with total
      purchase proceeds that equal or exceed the Pennsylvania Required Capital
      and the disbursement of the Pennsylvania Escrow Account on the terms
      specified herein, or (iii) all funds held in the Pennsylvania Escrow
      Account having been returned to the Pennsylvania Subscribers in accordance
      with the provisions hereof.

      (e)   In the event that the Company rejects any subscription for which
      Escrow Agent has already collected funds, Escrow Agent shall promptly
      issue a refund check to the rejected Subscriber. If the Company rejects
      any subscription for which Escrow Agent has not yet collected funds but
      have submitted the Subscriber's check for collection, Escrow Agent shall
      promptly issue a check in the amount of the Subscriber's check to the
      rejected Subscriber after Escrow Agent has collected such funds. If Escrow
      Agent has not yet submitted a rejected Subscriber's check for collection,
      Escrow Agent shall promptly remit the Subscriber's check directly to the
      Subscriber.

      (f)   At any time after funds are disbursed upon the Company's acceptance
      of subscriptions pursuant to subparagraph 3(a) above on the tenth (10th)
      day following the date of such acceptance, the Escrow Agent shall promptly
      provide directly to each Subscriber the amount of the interest payable to
      the Subscribers as calculated in accordance with paragraph 7; provided
      that the Company is in possession of such Subscriber's executed IRS Form
      W-9. In the event the Company is not in possession of an executed IRS Form
      W-9 from any Subscriber, the Company shall obtain an executed IRS Form W-9
      from such Subscriber within ten (10) calendar days after acceptance of
      such subscription. In the event an executed IRS Form W-9 is not received
      for each Subscriber within such period, the Escrow Agent shall remit an
      amount to the Subscribers in accordance with the provisions hereof,
      withholding a portion of the earnings attributable to those

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      Subscribers at the applicable rate in accordance with Section 3406 of the
      Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. However, the Escrow Agent shall
      not be required to remit any payments until funds represented by such
      payments have been collected by the Escrow Agent. The forgoing
      notwithstanding, interest, if any, earned on accepted subscription
      proceeds will be payable to a Subscriber only if the Subscriber's funds
      have been held in escrow by the Escrow Agent for at least 35 days;
      interest, if any, earned on accepted subscription proceeds of Subscribers'
      funds held less than 35 days will be payable to the Company.

In the event that instruments of payment are returned for nonpayment, the Escrow
Agent is authorized to debit the Escrow Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow
Account, or the New York Escrow Account, as applicable, in accordance with
paragraph 2 hereof.

4.    Following receipt by Escrow Agent of instruments of payment (or wired
funds) of the Required Capital prior to the time provided in paragraph 3
hereinabove, Escrow Agent shall notify the Company in writing and/or via secure
online real-time account access service within one business day when such funds
have been deposited in the Escrow Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, or
the New York Escrow Account, as applicable, and collected through normal banking
channels.

5.    Prior to the disbursement of funds deposited in the Escrow Account, the
Pennsylvania Escrow Account, or the New York Escrow Account, as applicable, in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 or 7 hereof, Escrow Agent shall
invest all of the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, the Pennsylvania
Account, and the New York Account, as applicable, in "Short-term Investments"
(as defined below) and Escrow Agent is further authorized and Escrow Agent
agrees to reinvest all earnings and interest derived therefrom in any of the
Short-term Investments specified below. In the absence of written direction from
the Company, funds deposited in the Escrow Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow
Account, and the New York Escrow Account will be invested in the
________________________ as long as such Fund maintains the highest rating
available by Standard & Poor's or Moody's. (Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, National
Association is the investment advisor and custodian and receives compensation
for these services. These investments are not deposits of or obligations of
Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, National Association nor are they insured or guaranteed
by the FDIC or any other government agency). In the event that instruments of
payment are returned to Escrow Agent for nonpayment, Escrow Agent is authorized
to debit the Escrow Account in accordance with paragraph 2 hereof.

"Short-term Investments" include obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by,
the United States government or bank money-market accounts or certificates of
deposit of national or state banks that have deposits insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (including certificates of deposit of any bank
acting as a depository or custodian for any such funds, including, without
limitation, such certificates or instruments of the Escrow Agent, which mature
on or before the Expiration Date, unless such instrument cannot be readily sold
or otherwise disposed of for cash by the Expiration Date without any dissipation
of the offering proceeds invested).

The following securities are not permissible investments:

      (a)   corporate equity or debt securities:

      (b)   repurchase agreements;

      (c)   bankers' acceptances;

      (d)   commercial paper; and

      (e)   municipal securities;

6.    The Escrow Agent is entitled to rely upon written instructions received
from the Company, unless the Escrow Agent has actual knowledge that such
instructions are not valid or genuine; provided that, if in

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the Escrow Agent's opinion, any instructions from the Company are unclear, the
Escrow Agent may request clarification from the Company prior to taking any
action, and if such instructions continue to be unclear, the Escrow Agent may
rely upon written instructions from the Company's legal counsel in distributing
or continuing to hold any funds. However, the Escrow Agent shall not be required
to disburse any funds attributable to instruments of payment that have not been
processed for collection, until such funds are collected and then shall disburse
such funds in compliance with the disbursement instructions from the Company.

7.    If the Offering terminates prior to receipt of the Required Capital or one
or more Pennsylvania Subscribers elects to have his or her subscription returned
in accordance with paragraph 3, interest income earned on subscription proceeds
deposited in the Escrow Account (the "Escrow Income"), the Pennsylvania Escrow
Account (the "Pennsylvania Escrow Income"), or the New York Escrow Account (the
"New York Escrow Income"), as applicable, shall be remitted to Subscribers, or
to the Company if the applicable Subscriber's funds have been held in escrow by
the Escrow Agent for less than 35 days, in accordance with paragraph 3. For each
such Subscriber who has invested funds that have been held in escrow by the
Escrow Agent for at least 35 days, such Subscriber's pro rata portion of Escrow
Income, Pennsylvania Escrow Income, or New York Escrow Income, as applicable,
shall be determined as follows: the total amount of Escrow Income (or
Pennsylvania Escrow Income or New York Escrow Income, as appropriate) minus
interest earned on accepted subscription proceeds held by the Escrow Agent for
less than 35 days shall be multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which
is determined by multiplying the number of Shares purchased by said Subscriber
times the number of days said Subscriber's proceeds are held in the Escrow
Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, or the New York Escrow Account, as
applicable, prior to the date of disbursement, and (ii) the denominator of which
is the total of the numerators for all Subscribers in such account who have
invested funds that have been held in escrow by the Escrow Agent for at least 35
days. The Escrow Agent shall remit all such Escrow Income, Pennsylvania Escrow
Income, and New York Escrow Income in accordance with paragraph 3.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) escrow expenses, if any, may be deducted from
Escrow Income, Pennsylvania Escrow Income, or New York Escrow Income, as
applicable, and the Company shall reimburse the Escrow Agent any reasonable
expenses in excess of such amount, and (ii) residents of states where deductions
for escrow expenses are prohibited shall be paid their pro rata portion of
Escrow Income, Pennsylvania Escrow Income, or New York Escrow Income, as
applicable, without any deduction for escrow expenses. Escrow Agent shall
promptly notify the Company of the amount of pro rata escrow expenses
attributable to residents of states where deductions are prohibited, and the
Company shall reimburse Escrow Agent for such pro rata escrow expenses
attributable to such residents. If the Company chooses to leave the Escrow
Account open after receiving the Required Capital then it shall make regular
acceptances of subscriptions therein, but no less frequently than monthly, and
the Escrow Income from the last such acceptance shall be calculated and remitted
to the Subscribers or the Company, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph 3(f).

8.    As compensation for serving as Escrow Agent hereunder, Escrow Agent shall
receive a fee, as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.

9.    In performing any of Escrow Agent's duties hereunder, Escrow Agent shall
not incur any liability to anyone for any damages, losses or expenses, except
for willful default, breach of trust, or gross negligence, and accordingly
Escrow Agent shall not incur any such liability with respect to any action taken
or omitted (1) in good faith upon advice of Escrow Agent's counsel given with
respect to any questions relating to Escrow Agent's duties and responsibilities
under this Escrow Agreement, or (2) in reliance upon any instrument, including
any written instrument or instruction provided for in this Escrow Agreement, not
only as to its due execution and validity and effectiveness of its provisions
but also as to the truth and accuracy of information contained therein, which
Escrow Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine, to have been signed or
presented by a proper person or persons and to conform to the

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provisions of this Escrow Agreement.

10.   The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Escrow Agent harmless
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including
the reasonable cost of attorneys' fees and expenses and disbursements, that may
be imposed on Escrow Agent or incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with Escrow
Agent's acceptance of appointment as the Escrow Agent hereunder, or the
performance of Escrow Agent's duties hereunder, including any litigation arising
from this Escrow Agreement or involving the subject matter hereof, except where
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses result from willful
default, breach of trust or gross negligence.

11.   In the event of a dispute between the parties hereto sufficient in Escrow
Agent's discretion to justify doing so, Escrow Agent shall be entitled to tender
into the registry or custody of any court of competent jurisdiction all money or
property in Escrow Agent hands under this Escrow Agreement, together with such
legal pleadings as Escrow Agent deems appropriate, and thereupon be discharged
from all further duties and liabilities under this Escrow Agreement. In the
event of any uncertainty as to Escrow Agent's duties hereunder, Escrow Agent may
refuse to act under the provisions of this Escrow Agreement pending order of a
court of competent jurisdiction and Escrow Agent shall have no liability to the
Company or to any other person as a result of such action. Any such legal action
may be brought in such court as Escrow Agent shall determine to have
jurisdiction thereof. The filing of any such legal proceedings shall not deprive
Escrow Agent of compensation earned prior to such filing.

12.   All written notices and letters required hereunder to Escrow Agent shall
only be effective if delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt
requested to:

                   Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, National Association
                              666 Walnut N8200-034
                          Corporate Trust Services, PFG
                              Des Moines, IA 50309
                      Attn: M.J. Dolan or Teresa A. Smith.

All written notices and letters required hereunder to the Company shall only be
effective if delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested
to Hartman Commercial Properties REIT, 1450 West Sam Houston Parkway, North,
Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77043, Attn: Allen R. Hartman, President. All written
notices and letters required hereunder to the Dealer Manager shall only be
effective if delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested
to D.H. Hill Securities LLP, 19747 US Hwy 59 North, Suite 101, Humble, Texas
77338, Attn: President. Each party hereto may, from time to time, change the
address to which notices to it are to be delivered or mailed hereunder by notice
in accordance herewith to the other parties.

13.   This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Louisiana as to both interpretation and performance.

14.   The provisions of this Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon the legal
representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

15.   The Company and Dealer Manager hereby acknowledge that Escrow Agent is
serving as escrow agent only for the limited purposes herein set forth, and
hereby agrees that it will not represent or imply that Escrow Agent, by serving
as escrow agent hereunder or otherwise, has investigated the desirabilities or
advisability of investment in the Company, or has approved, endorsed or passed
upon the merits of the Shares or the Company. The Company further agrees to
instruct the Dealer Manager, and each of its representatives, and any other
representative who may offer Shares to persons from time to time, that they

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shall not represent or imply that Escrow Agent has investigated the desirability
or advisability of investment in the Company, or has approved, endorsed or
passed upon the merits of the Shares or the Company, nor shall they use Escrow
Agent's name in any manner whatsoever in connection with the offer or sale of
the Shares other than by acknowledgment that Escrow Agent has agreed to serve as
escrow agent for the limited purposes herein set forth.

16.   This Escrow Agreement and any amendment hereto may be executed by the
parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original.

17.   Except as otherwise required for subscription funds received from
Pennsylvania Subscribers and New York Subscribers as provided herein, in the
event that Escrow Agent receives instruments of payment (or wired funds) after
the Required Capital has been received and the proceeds of the Escrow Account
have been distributed to the Company, Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to
deposit such instruments of payment to any deposit account as directed by the
Company. The application of said funds into a deposit account directed by the
Company shall be a full acquittance to Escrow Agent and Escrow Agent shall not
be responsible for the application of said funds.

18.   Escrow Agent shall be bound only by the terms of this Escrow Agreement and
shall not be bound or incur any liability with respect to any other agreements
or understanding between any other parties, whether or not the Escrow Agent has
knowledge of any such agreements or understandings.

19.   Indemnification provisions set forth herein shall survive the termination
of this Escrow Agreement.

20.   In the event that any part of this Agreement is declared by any court or
other judicial or administrative body to be null, void, or unenforceable, said
provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

21.   Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, final termination of this
Escrow Agreement shall occur on the date that all funds held in the Escrow
Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, and the New York Escrow Account are
distributed either (a) to the Company or to Subscribers and the Company has
informed the Escrow Agent in writing to close the Escrow Account, the
Pennsylvania Escrow Account, and the New York Escrow Account pursuant to
paragraph 3 hereof or (b) to a successor escrow agent upon written instructions
from the Company.

22.   Escrow Agent has no responsibility for accepting, rejecting or approving
subscriptions. The Escrow Agent shall complete an OFAC search, in compliance
with its policy and procedures, of each subscription check prior to depositing
the check in the Escrow Account, the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, or the New
York Escrow Account, as applicable, and shall inform the Company if a
subscription check fails the OFAC search.

23.   This Escrow Agreement shall not be modified, revoked, released or
terminated unless reduced to writing and signed by all parties hereto, subject
to the following paragraph.

Should, at any time, any attempt be made to modify this Escrow Agreement in a
manner that would increase the duties and responsibilities of Escrow Agent or to
modify this Escrow Agreement in any manner which Escrow Agent shall deem
undesirable, or at any other time, Escrow Agent may resign by notifying the
Company in writing, by certified mail, and until (i) the acceptance by a
successor escrow agent as shall be appointed by the Company; or (ii) thirty (30)
days following the date upon which notice was mailed, whichever occurs sooner,
Escrow Agent's only remaining obligation shall be to perform its duties
hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

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24.   Escrow Agent may resign at any time from its obligations under this Escrow
Agreement by providing written notice to the Company. Such resignation shall be
effective on the date specified in such notice which shall be not less than
thirty (30) days after such written notice has been given. Escrow Agent shall
have no responsibility for the appointment of a successor escrow agent.

25.   Escrow Agent may be removed for cause by the Company by 30 days written
notice to the Escrow Agent unless otherwise agreed upon effective on the date
specified in such notice. The removal of Escrow Agent shall not deprive Escrow
Agent of its compensation earned prior to such removal.

26.   To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering
activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions, including Escrow
Agent, to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each
person/entity opening an account. For this account, Escrow Agent will need the
principal name and address of each party, tax payer identification number, and
other information, such as certified articles of incorporation, a
government-issued business license, a partnership agreement, and annual report
filed with the Secretary of State (or equivalent), or a trust agreement, that
will allow the Escrow Agent to identify the parties to the Escrow.

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Agreed to as of the ____ day of __________, 2004.

                                          HARTMAN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES REIT

                                          By: ____________________________
                                          Name: __________________________
                                          Title: _________________________

                                          D.H. HILL SECURITIES LLP

                                          By: ____________________________
                                          Name: __________________________
                                          Title: _________________________

The terms and conditions contained above are hereby accepted and agreed to by:

WELLS FARGO BANK IOWA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ESCROW AGENT

By: ____________________________
Name: __________________________
Title: _________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                  [Form of Notice to Pennsylvania Subscribers]

You have tendered a subscription to purchase shares of beneficial interest of
Hartman Commercial Properties REIT. (the "Company"). Your subscription is
currently being held in escrow. The guidelines of the Pennsylvania Securities
Commission do not permit the Company to accept subscriptions from Pennsylvania
residents until an aggregate of $5,475,000 of gross offering proceeds have been
received by the Company. The Pennsylvania guidelines provide that until this
minimum amount of offering proceeds is received by the Company, every 120 days
during the offering period Pennsylvania Subscribers may request that their
subscription be returned.

If you wish to continue your subscription in escrow until the Pennsylvania
minimum subscription amount is received, nothing further is required.

If you wish to terminate your subscription for the Company's shares of
beneficial interest and have your subscription returned please so indicate
below, sign, date, and return to the Escrow Agent, Wells Fargo Bank Iowa,
National Association, 666 Walnut N8200-034, Corporate Trust Services, PFG, Des
Moines, IA 50309.

I hereby terminate my prior subscription to purchase shares of beneficial
interest of Hartman Commercial Properties REIT and request the return of my
subscription funds. I certify to Hartman Commercial Properties REIT that I am a
resident of Pennsylvania.

                                        Signature: _____________________________

                                        Name: __________________________________
                                                (please print)

                                        Date: __________________________________

Please send the subscription refund to:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                        Schedule of Fees - Escrow Agency

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