She was bitter and wanted to see her husband suffer, essentially.The shopping spree is an interesting reversal. 

Or are my REI mentors just burned and bitter? 

Prices there rival the midwest and are lower sometimes.

This is a bitter pill, but if it describes your situation, you need to swallow it.You need to understand how wholesalers and realtors differ.

I think my rent is now 10-15% below what they would rent it for if I were new off the street, and if my landlord were to raise it all in a year, it’d be a bit of a bitter pill to swallow and burn some good will; it would certainly send me at least looking for another place.$650 / $500 = 1.3For those 2 tenants, you’re wanting a 30% increase in what they pay in rent.$650 / $425 = 1.53For that one stable tenant, you want a 50+% increase in what they pay in rent. 

Lost payments, delays, and 6 guys 4 hours of moving and cleaning of the house.I'm not bitter and definitely applaud it from the wholesaler side.

But it was bitter sweet because I didn’t see the value in property management so I became the property manager and the maintenance guy.

@Anthony Fecarotta yeah, actually i think you did mention the common area improvements...man, it's a real pain dealing with bitter A-holes...not sure what else to suggest, best of luck!

It’s attractive to employers because there are a few colleges to pull talent from and the cost to operate rivals the less expensive states.

I’ve been fortunate to find tenants even in the bitter cold months but for us in pa.