Hey @Michael J Scanlon - I've seen a gradual slow down in general as interest rates have started rising. 

I'm sure that approaching your tenants to tell them that their rent is going up is highly unpleasant because it makes you look like you're demanding more, when in reality, the tenant has unknowingly been paying you less and less, and for the most part, you would like to continue being paid the same in real terms as you were before.As a possible solution to tenants being shocked by a 20% increase all at once after a year of significant inflation caused in part by Jay Powell's printing press, has anyone considered creating a simple formula that takes your estimate of inflation for the next year and gradually increases the rent every month (or quarter) to avoid large percentage changes all at once?

Offer to follow up, text, call etc… or offer to help promote their brand, via social media or video or any other marketing… I did this for years before I was full time and it was a great, gradual experience. 

I've got my first project completed and stabilized and am now looking at how to scale gradually bigger and do more BRRRR deals.

Raising rent gradually over time is not something you should feel bad about.

Tenants are paying on time and have leases and deposits in place : rents will either go up gradually or buyer will offer cash for keys as the rental market in that area or most of LA is very positive and filling in the units would not be a problem at all. 

Us investors certainly need to gradually raise rents to be on par with always increasing market rents. 

If you aren't getting any action on your car, the answer would be to gradually lower the price of the car until it sells.  

Some of these markets are in the process of gradual revitalization and the fair market rents are a little low for the increasing price points, however they have gradually increased over the past few years.

If the most expensive house in your neighborhood is $600k, your house is $540k so you decide to do renovations to try to get your house up to $700k, chances are you won't be able to get there until the gradual appreciation of the neighborhood achieves that.