There is a storage deal that is actively being raised for over there that you can practice analysis on.

My team and I are also out-of-state investors, including a managing partner who was born and raised in Toronto.We’ve been investing in Cleveland for a little over a year now and currently own 22 units in the area.

This raises a question because we had a lease agreement on file showing a rental amount of $2,000 per month."

Raising your credit score will get you far better rates personally as well as with private lenders for your LLC. 

My duplexes already at market rent and only exsecting 3% raises each year.

Did you guys ever raise private money?

It's likely you'll be able to raise the rent as well with the upgraded unit and you can look to market it during the time of rehab. 

.: We just this week bought a 6 unit building in a top notch suburban school system for $615,000 with gross rents of $4615, but to make the deal cashflow (barely), had to raise the gross monthly rents to $6570 on 4/1.

If you know the 2 bedroom median rent in the area, population trends and the last time rent was raised that's helpful too

All work done to raise value after TOD is not legally in that stepped up basis.