this way your initial equity bump is built into the deal.  

I don't know the condition of these units, but to bump rents several hundred dollars per month, you will need to spend some real money.Additionally, Home Depot or your plumber don't care what you are getting for rent.  

I always felt it was due to the bump in demand created by the tax credit. 

We document what we did each cycle and why we did or didn't consistently apply our logic.And, of course, as much as turnover is a pain, it is a great opportunity to bump up to market rate.Different landlords have different philosophies, but this is ours.

Going to keep trying, probably need to bump into the right private lender.  

And make sure that all items necessary for you to get the best rate possible from your carrier (like 4 point inspections, roof attachment points, pool enclosures etc) are present or available.One nasty little factor that can't be helped is that every time you buy a property for more than than last owner paid - you will have a tax bump due to re-assessment. 

Maybe the current tenants don't care, but if they are also below market rents and you start bumping their rents, will it be opening the door for more complaints or increased likelihood of them leaving because they are being impacted by the smoker.  

Its not uncommon to see 2/1s in avondale on a 3 flat at $1100 each and you go in do cosmetic updates and bump each unit to $1900-2000.

Bump, come on folks, Chris helps alot of people on the forum.

NAR’s numbers show a healthy bump in inventory—a 5.9% month-over-month increase and a 10.3% rise year-over-year, rounding out to about 1.07 million units up for grabs.Despite the bigger selection, buyers are still out in full force, pushing the median existing-home sales price up by 5.7% from last year to $384,500.