These may cost $20-50 a month but will pay for itself and more with the increase in profitability you have.

The difference is just UW fees, better than paying a 20% increase at payoff to remove properties. 

This would give some confidence that the property that you spend time and money vetting actually will be auctioned off. 

These areas offer a mix of renovated bungalows, new construction, and industrial conversions, with increased demand from young professionals.

And in some cases, a roof inspection when the HI is not confident or the roof is a specialty roof (metal or tile) 

Since LMHA started inspecting my properties every 9 months instead of 12 as was the norm before ~2013 I request a rent increase each year and so far have been pretty good about getting a 2-5% increase. 

Rents for long term have been steadily increasing for years here, but you're right, they do top out at some point.

Put the profit towards a new Primary residence and ~$50k towards a rental property.2) Rent it out and eat the cash flow loss, hoping rents increase.

DSCR works pretty cohesively with hard money, especially when you use the BRRRR method since it allows you to increase leverage on the back end refi. 

I am getting increasingly serious about purchasing an office building here in Denver in the next few months.