That may help drive your decision.   

Then notify the real estate commission and file a complaint.

Now that you know this little secret (that most don’t), you can make informed decisions when it comes to increasing rents for new leases and renewals.

But weigh the costs of insurance and taxes against the cash flow and make your decision accordingly.

By emphasizing your qualifications as the basis for your decision, you steer clear of potential issues related to discrimination.

Letting your contractors (specifically if you have a GC) what the budget is and that the must notify you if a change order exists (versus they tell you after the work is completed). 

Depending how much of the neighborhood is a hot zone for renting rather buying, and which Property type is performing better than the other (meaning 1bd 1ba 2 floor renting out faster and much more consistently than a 2bd 1ba 1 floor), you can make your choice of those factors as well as other ones that impact your decision for what you wanna do with your investment.

I am unable to make a concrete decision until April-May anyway.

This is assuming the way you notified the tenants of the new rent was considered legal notice in your market. 

Of course, if one wants to know which is which, just ask the syndicator if they were the day-to-day sole decision making operator who interacted directly with the PM, lender etc.