Feel free to DM me and I can review the micro market with you and wish you luck. 

There are specific rules on when rent increases can be submitted for review, but there are no guarantees when they will respond.

If you go with the partnership route1) You need to manage the money going in and out of the business bank account.2) File a partnership return and be responsible for issuing K-1's3) make distributions to you and your partner for cash flow that you receiveYou will likely spend many hours on a nice gesture.I may want to consider instead to give a christmas gift or a bonus for early completion of projects.

And FHFA is currently drafting a recommended approach to the termination of the conservatorship, for Treasury review, which they began before this Administration took power.A return to independence for Fannie and Freddie could promote a healthier mortgage market and lower costs for consumers.

I also admire your commitment to spending quality time with your family.

Whether you spend time networking, reading books, watching videos or connecting on bigger pockets or if you spend cash hiring a mentor, maybe partnering up with or doing free intern work for a real estate investor; whichever route you decide to go investing in yourself is one of the best investments you can make. 

Also, there may be a very good investment channel that reviews cash on cash return in Lynchburg, InvestLYH. 

I spend money on postcards, distressed lists and a website.

This will give you a baseline of how much you spend per month.

He can spend the next few years-ish getting a finance degree through an online school while working part time, but he just got offered a full time position helping with sales for a local wholesale real estate company.