The refi or additional debt of any kind will impact the current performance of your property I'm never a great fan of selling a good producing property - unless I am certain I can improve the overall performance of my portfolio. 

In my area an  U&O is only done when the house is built or an addition put on 

Here are a few additional ideas that have worked for me and others in competitive markets like Austin:Off-Market Leads from Contractors: I had a friend who rehabbed a house in North Austin last year.

Additionally, we will see the unemployment rate tick up another .5%, to 4.9+ maybe even over 5%.   

If Anyone has additional information on the Chicago market right now and some insight Id love to talk. 

Just DM me if you want any additional data.

If rents are under market, consider small increases or exploring additional ways to optimize your cash flow, such as taking on another roommate.Refinancing is also worth exploring in the future.

Meaning, two different parties have ripped my listings and falsely advertised elsewhere.So a 1:25 scam-to-door-ratio per calendar year hahaIn addition to fraudulent advertising, I have lockboxes that enable remote showings.

You might have additional items depending on your market.1. 

Calling the appraiser to see what you can do to push it up a "C-Level" would be smart before doing any reno also, might only need a few things to make it far more valuable in the eyes of the bank.I've heard of a tactic for figuring out demand, which is to put up a dummy or coming soon listing on facebook marketplace and see the amount of activity you get on it.