At $7,800, any cut to this cost would help your cash on cash return dramatically.

I believe that the rent being paid right now is FAR below the market value, But I do not want to increase the rent too dramatically for a mom with 3 kids who have other wise been good tenants. 

Or is there anything you would do on the property to boost the rents up?

This can change dramatically when the home owners finally take over.

Getting a $350 boost to the rent too! 

worked for me, was to intentionally listen and posture myself as newbie "learner" when walking through w appraiser (I also sent him a renovation binder w expenses, details, and a few of the more dramatic before/after pics). 

If you want to boost cash flow by cutting down on insurance, just raise the deductibles. 

Even more dramatic, imagine you used $150K and bought 5 houses, $150K each and they appreciated 10%.

If you can get a 4 unit and a basement, that would be ideal and create major cash flow and equity creation, plus you can not worry about a property manager and boost your yield.You want to try and lock up as much cheap debt as you can today. 

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