As far as the tenant goes, it sucks to have to raise rent but its still a business and its likely that if they try to find another place, they will be stuck paying even higher rents than what yours is at if you increase it to 90% of market value. 

@Shawn Tuma & @Chris KayVery difficult in today's market to cashflow putting 0% down:(5-10 years ago it was possible, but prices have increased faster than rents.Your best bet is to find a property that needs work, but will still pass a VA appraisal/inspection. 

You will get away from income taxes and annual registration fees by going to the townships, but your property taxes skyrocket which may offset some of the rent increases.

I once rented a 5bed/3bath in two days, just a week before Christmas when the ground was covered with snow and ice.Sitting vacant in the winter increases the risk of frozen pipes or other expensive problems.

Increase time spent conversing with each lead that you get to learn more about how they view the property and implement reasonable changes accordingly.

You could have given notice on 12/7 that her rent was increasing on 02/01.

EXAMPLE: a local HC has a single comcast email address for their entire office - mysteriously, they seem to be always losing emails and asking us to resend multiple times.The good news is they finally increased their max rental amounts a few years ago, so they are now more competitive. 

If renting how much will it increase the rent and how long would it take you to make the investment back via the increased rent. 

If the current rents are below market, maybe it’s time for some modest increases, from what I’ve heard many landlords do this gradually.

https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in November, 2024:-Single-family home sales increased 6.0 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 48 to 52 days;-Total property sales were up 3.3 percent with 7,750 units sold;-Total dollar volume rose 11.1 percent to $3.1 billion;-The single-family median price was up 1.5 percent to $329,900;-The single-family average price climbed 4.1 percent to $418,903; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.4-months supply, up from 3.5 months last November.