Hope to help you achieve those goals here in the future my man!

This helps track past performance and calibrate future assumptions if I need to (and hopefully simplify tax time).

Get a Heloc on your current home because some lenders will go up to 90% on helocs and then you can maximize the amount of money you have available to you for future investment properties.

If you are trying to find an immediate tenant, you might want to lower your rent for a fixed short term and start advertising for a future higher priced rental and target an audience who know their schedule that far in advance and are willing to pay top dollar.

It highly depends on how much you bough down the rate and where market rates at par will be in the future.

Even if he won't sign a new lease, I would simply post this on his door advising him of the new rental rate, take a picture of it, and save it for possible future need if you have to file for eviction. 

They jetted it out, concerned if it will continue to be an issue in the future or not.

You can also request the average property tax increases over the last 5 years to get an idea, but that’s not always a strong indication of future increases.

Not to mention the possibility of finding a new location to invest in that may have a higher growth rate since I think the current location has plateaued and might have reached it's peak in value at least for the near future.

Document the condition thoroughly for future reference and estimates.If the property is of interest, it’s crucial to have professionals assess potential structural damage, electrical issues, or mold remediation costs.