Most people who are affected by rent tend to be on lower socioeconomic rungs anyway and thus have less political heft to swing around.

I offered to temporarily lower their rent until they’re back on their feet.

I've had them long enough to keep pushing up rents so that I am at the top of my niche, but know not to exceed it because I'm just about at the point where if I raised rents another $50-$100 I'd be crossing over into the lower end for larger units.

Hre are the key things to knowWhat you are bidding on - often oddball properties that are hard to identify and have little value are auctioned offThe true as is value of the property, The tax assessment can be way higher or way lower than the true as is valueThe local laws and how they affet your total costs and returns

A lot of local banks tend to have 1-3 year intro periods of lower interest rates for HELOCs, check with some yours. 

Tenants in many markets already believe they pay too much (contrary to recent studies that show rent to property values have never been lower for the large US cities).If my insurance costs are not double my current rates over the next couple years, I will be pleasantly surprised.  

There are aggressive lenders out there with lower fees for experienced flippers.  

There are so many options for LVP now, from lower priced to higher.

If they can't justify the charge immediately and specifically, then it's probably just a money grab.Remember: lower fees don't mean you'll make more money.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

My experience is the min is around 15%, but I've read some posts on BP that some lenders can offer a lower minimum (but that usually means a higher interest rate).