I noticed that since we listed the house on October 2nd, rates have gone up over 0.5%...so maybe a lot of people are waiting to see if they come back down again?

Just wanted to let you know it is common to see big a jump in revenue year 2 if you are managing well.

Anyone else noticing?  

This is common.

Therefore if you purchase in say September, your current years tax bill will be based on the current years value which may be even lower than what you can achieve with the exemption and on investments the value will be updated according to your ATI and will not be reassessed by the county for five years as well as once it is, the increase is capped to a 15% increase in value which is not common and can be appealed which is less often than many other states.Yes, the effective tax rate comes out to a difference of say 0.5% on personal residence to 3.0% on investments, but I would say handling it the right way up front and budgeting for it in your analysis is better than risking it another way.

But you need to learn all about landlord/tenant laws, how to do basic repairs, know what average labor and material costs are for common projects. learn about payment systems, how to interview property managers, tenants and handyman services, build a team of realtors, contractors, title, hard/private money lenders, inspectors, appraisers and soooo much more. 

They sent the full rent payment and trying to ignore the 60 day notice to vacate by paying for the full month.

If we zoom in a bit and only focus on listings around your property, there are still several:By the way, did you notice on that last pic that we sorted by DOM?

A common rule of thumb for Return on Equity (ROE) in real estate is to aim for 8-12% or higher.

Based on what I've read, written notice has to be provided 48 hours in advance?