Any good opportunity can attract bad apples, but here, they don't last because the culture is being of service and making a difference.

Pointing back to #1 above, let's first make sure that we're comparing apples to apples or at least to some other fruit.

Just be sure to do your best to compare apples-to-apples, not just with beds/baths/sq ft, but also quality of finishes.Then present this info to the tenant and ask them what they think a fair increase is.Strategy is to show them they can't find anything else at the rate they are paying.Of course, at least 25% of the time they will claim they can't afford any increase.

I took your advice to mean they are only getting paid on their fees, not the rate charged.Lenders make their fee 1 of 2 ways typically.Lender paid compensation= the lender/broker fee is baked into the interest rate (most transactions are done this way but it makes it difficult to understand the actual base rate of the lender because they may charge more or less than other lenders so the comparison is not apples to apples).Borrower paid compensation = the comp is paid directly by the borrower as a line item in Section A.

So, be sure you are comparing apples to apples in projections, since they are not all created equally! 

I have found that Apple .heic doesn't work.  

Compare apples to apples. 

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.You evicted these tenants, but you kept a relative and allowed the evicted tenants to return for visits.

However, it's also important to compare fees between lenders to make sure you're truly looking at them apples to apples.

But if you buy four $200K houses then it's apples to apples and you're not going to fall behind.For what it's worth, I'd be concerned that if you over extend yourself buying a primary home you'll create a larger scale issue than just being house poor.