All they see is a 10% increase on a weekend, or month over month, and they call it price gouging.  

Actually, on the loan application 1003's that I've seen, ***************************Uniform Residential Loan Application  1003Section 3: Financial Information — Real Estate.

I’ve had people who signed up for 6 months and stayed 5+ years, paying increasing rental rates.

Make sure your financial advisor understands real estate taxation, financial planning and tax planning. 

We have a property management company in New Jersey where we make some of our best clients hundreds of thousands of dollars between helping them force appreciation, increase cash flow, finding them deals etc.

This year I am ready to make my first step towards financial independence.

I am looking to learn about the industry and set a goal of making my first purchase this year if it makes financial sense. 

It is essentially the last town before the pass.Regarding what @Lisa Marie said, there are is a ton of good info in there but for your needs, you need to increase the cost to clean.

I also assume you’re investing in an area with increasing rents so look at 3-5 years out with increased rents an it better cashflow well if rent isn’t stagnant. 

We plan to keep them on a month to month lease but after a few months, have them sign a year lease and increase rent, however, we need help finding a GOOD app/website to get lease agreements/documents from or get a template so we can fill/add certain things we want.