It's better to get in the game than sit on the bench and not play.    

By the end of June, I really put some pressure on MW that everything needed to be finished and I was promised that he would do a "full court press" to complete my property and get it performing.

NOLO press has some really great books on landlord law for a lot of different states.

And we too would have a hard time asking for a $500 rent increase as we would be hard-pressed to determine how anyone could afford such an increase.  

My sister in law pressed a 3 flat in cook county a year ago and the owner said all tenants paid on time and in full.

I know i need to start looking more into tax strategies.I understand that save/buy is a (relatively) slow  way to expand.. but i'm also not looking for a "Boom"I'd be hard-pressed to refi... i've decent  rates and for now i'm looking at cashflow until i'm not dependant on my W2 job ( i think  that at 7 units i could "get by"..barely) then i can  move towards being more concerned on long term wealth/retirement/equityThe rentals have their own business account that i do not dip into** I do not pay myself rent, BUT the business account does pay my personal gas/electric.from my W2 earnings i spend about $1300/mo on everything ( from car insurance to eating out), rest is savedany new downpayments are a mix of business account and savingsWith the 5 total units ( 4 rented; 1 personal use)  I "Cashflow" about  $1K/mobut that number does not account for any CapEx.What might you change/suggest about my strategy?

I know I can't say anything about the pig but I also know they'll keep pressing me for a reason why. 

Investment Info:

Townhouse fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $265,000

Cash invested: $135,000

Sale price: $570,000

The Edson project was one of the largest undertaking Tree City had take...

It was located in a very desirable neighborhood of the Central Bench in Boise, Idaho.

There were some repairs and improvements that needed to be done, but were not pressing issues.