The people who live there are usually in a pretty precarious position financially, and one little thing can upset the apple cart and make them not able to pay the rent.

Should I plan now to sell near the end of the 3 or 5 year fixed rate or maybe look into another refinance option at that time and compare apples? 

Just to name a few Apple, Facebook, Salesforce, Docusign, PayPal, Zoom etc.

You'd know what the tenants were looking for, and what matters or doesn't matter to them, and how to spot a good or bad apple.  

And this is my 1000 th post so glad its response to a neighborWith my rentals I buy them a turkey at THK  35 dollar gift card to grocery store.Christmas changes every year... one year I did mini I pods for example

By having curb appealPlants on the inside of houseAroma Machines – smell of baked apples or home cookingClean and prettyc.What color of paint should you paint your rentals.Basically white or off white.

i remember a tenant on housing assistance lapsed on their electricity and housing assistance terminated the agreement - not exactly apples to apples but a data point

My point is make sure you are comparing apples to apples.Vacancy is the largest expense that most landlords will incur.

I tell my tenants to download TASKRABBIT app for apple or android.

So, you don't need to get in an argument over tomatoes or apples.