Tenants lease expired, so I offered a new lease with a $25 increase. 

Be frugal, have a budget and use your time to increase your income

I would look into an umbrella policy to increase your insurance coverage on both the LLC and yourself.

You may need to increase or decrease the expenses based on your situation.

I would like Lawrence or areas that are starting to increase in value but not as high currently. 

Listen to Brandon Turner's podcast where someone he interviewed shared how this made a HUGE increase on her income: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bS4eL80KL1rWY4vyCMjXh?

@James Landsford That punch list is a lot of work that won't necessarily help with you increasing rents over time.

The property was in a great market but needed a full cosmetic rehab and basement finish to add a bedroom and increase resale value.

This can potentially lead to problems and the safety of the others in the home.I am planning on speaking with him about the lease violations and switching him from yearly to monthly with an increase in rent, due to the increased labor of the cat and the checks in of the cleanliness of the room. 

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.