Do our regular rent increase and then add on an extra $100 or $200 because you have to chase the rent Let the tenant know now that their rent will increase significantly if you have to chase them for the rent every month. 

This is especially true the finer the market is.I see a lot of different strategies from serial investors I work with regularly, and would be happy to learn more about your finer details as such.

It's also an old city with some geographic constraints to new development...if you're close to public transit in a good location, there's always going to be upward pressure on price (and rents) and limited supply. 

We dont supply washer and dryers- most tenants in our market have their own and we don't get higher rents for having them. 

Attend local meetups regularly.

They started off in the one-off single family home modular designs but in the recent years have acquired facilities across the US to really ramp up supply to meet the demand of the market especially here in LA for developers looking to big large affordable multifamily housing.

Backstory:We rent the ADU out regularly via STR or MTR and live in the main house currently and are looking to size up.

Houston isn't making 4 unit buildings regularly.

Also, Z Wave and Zigbee radios are in sleep mode 99% of the time whereas WiFi radios are communicating pretty regularly.

They are not as scary as some make them out to be, you just want to be certain that you can regularly contribute to the principal of the HELOC/home equity loan (on top of your monthly interest only payments), so you can pay the balance off within a reasonable amount of time.