Normally, we don't make rent increases that soon as we want a chance to see how their payment record is.

IF that is the case full stop - yes you are paying for something called insurance but if you have a claim the company has the right to pretty much deny coverage for having the wrong type of policy.Landlord policies are higher cost but for a reason - there is a different and increased level of risk when the house is not owner occupied.Talk with your agent and get all the details sorted out. 

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

-The right “how” will attract the right “who” and discourage and weed out the wrong “who”.Me and my property management team developed the a 40-Point Complete Household System to not leave the “how” to chance.

You know this and the reason I am saying that I am considering in getting a real state license is the connections, the access to listing off market and possibility of earning commission that I can use to increase my portfolio.I think that being an investor agent will help me build a reputation and that can be good or bad.

Posts like this are part of my journey to learn, network & connect with experienced professionals like yourself who have valuable insights to share.I also want to apologize for the late response—it’s been a busy few days, but I didn’t want to miss the chance to thank you for your input.Looking forward to learning & growing in this space & who knows, maybe one day I’ll be offering you in on an investment idea or I'll be the one offering advice to new investors!

We are asking the current tenants to leave as the property is not in optimal condition we like to have our rentals and we would like to fix it up to increase value and rents.

What the investor will have is a long term appreciating asset; that will provide an increasing cash flow as rental rates increase, and steady amortization as the note is paid down.  

Given his spending habits during his first term, it might be a wash.Costs to build new properties will probably increase.

They use leverage in some of their funds, which can increase returns, especially if they have a low cost of capital (but potentially increase risk and trigger UBIT issues).