If water is included in rent there is a chance that utility cost will rise at a pace faster than annual rent bumps.

The current goal I'm trying to reach is 50 rentals and I'm on pace to hit that this year (I'm at 44 with 2 more under contract).

@James Dow the island of Eleuthera is awesome if you want an island where the pace is slow, the beaches are long, and you can relax without the touristy bombardments.

Also, congratulations on hitting the ground running and building your real estateg holdings. 17 units is awesome.Look forward to seeing you pick up the pace via syndication, etc.

You need to raise the rents some to at least keep pace with the market.

If you do not list the property you stand to save a few dollars, but you're stuck working on the tenants' timeline (meaning there's not much incentive for them to move forward at a normal pace since they already live there).

Keep up thee pace and we should have 5 deals done in 4 weeks!

Rebuilt my mindset, took on a great business partner, brought on a couple of aggressive bird dogs/wholesalers as students and business partners and picked up a few other team players and now growing at a nice pace. 

@David LintonHere's a link to the podcasts:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast/Pace yourself, there's a ton of information in there

I have been involved in the field for 21 years now and am looking for a change of pace.