Seller financing, subject-to deals (taking over the seller’s mortgage), or lease options can create terms that work for both parties.

While we were a bit over budget and slightly over our projected timeline, we were still able to force appreciate the property by $100k.

I've had them long enough to keep pushing up rents so that I am at the top of my niche, but know not to exceed it because I'm just about at the point where if I raised rents another $50-$100 I'd be crossing over into the lower end for larger units.

My wife and I also invest in STRs and I spend a lot of time working over the best place to buy our next property.I've been looking at Packwood recently for a client.  

These folks also tend to have all of their income and expenses going through a separate bank account so they just need to look in that one account to get everything organized.Self Managed, High Volume, Not Organized at all - this is the type of people that stress out over tax season. 

5K rent seems cheap for the area so I would continue with that.

That alone can kill a deal due to over the Max DTI limit.A cash out refinance is tax free and its an immediate liquid reserve so it can be used as an Asset or PITI reserves.

Having end dates in the summer is perfect and usually what I strive for.2 out of the 3 of these vacancies were actually planned for summer end dates.The one tenant is my tenant below in my househack and he has been absolutely incredible and kept me posted about this move for over 6 months.

I’ve been involved in real estate investing for over 30 years, so if you ever have any questions or need guidance, feel free to reach out.

How did you over come it?