I'm in it for the long haul, so if the numbers work today the future doesn't concern me as much, but I would hope home prices and rent continually and gradually increased and hopefully within the next 5-10 years interest rates came down to allow me to either refinance and pull a lot of cash out, or greatly reduce my mortgage.But in an effort to get my wife involved and excited about real estate we've switch gears and are currently looking for an STR along the NC coast.

If the existing tenant are otherwise good you may want to move up the rents gradually.

If you start off that way and don’t kill yourself with unrealistic expectations you’ll be way more likely to stick to it and you can gradually increase the intensity of the workout and strictness of your diet as you progress.

Over time, I can raise rents gradually to minimize hardship and vacancies, but if they got Section 8 vouchers, I could basically double rents without necessarily raising the amount the tenant would have to pay.  

We have fixed things immediately when he let us know, and have replaced some major neglected issues internally (new plumbing, structure issues) , but while you might look at the place is say "slumlord" what you don't see, is the long term plan to do improvements each year and raise rent gradually. 

Skip breakfast daily (work yourself up gradually) and when you’re ready to get to the big leagues, attempt to fast for an entire day (no breakfast, lunch or dinner)For all the health benefits under the sun that come with fasting, see Dr.

Just have a professional presence that is active and growing gradually Hope that helps.

Barring a war or major interruption in oil production in the middle east, I am hoping for a gradual recovery, but I am not convinced we are out of the woods yet on a bust cycle. 

Gradually increase pressure if necessary to correct behavior  (assuming of course it isn't something egregious or serious) instead of jumping down peoples throats.   

CudjoeInvesting ,financial independence is my passion and real estate is helping me gradually get there