Would increase by at least 50% to be safe!

My favorite sponsor is vertically integrated and local their portfolio.I also agree that historic levels (40-year highs) of inflation, interest rate increases, and government intervention is/are clear black swan events. 

It's a strategy where you buy a property below market value, renovate it to increase its value, rent it out for cash flow, refinance to pull out your initial investment, and then repeat the process with another property.

Assuming I purchase a house with the intent to fix and flip in a 6 month window, do the carrying costs I pay increase my cost basis, such that my taxable profit is decreased?

Could it greatly increase your DTI ratio?  

And 99% of the time that happens at tenant turnover...not 7 months into their leaseIf the market "softens" then I may pause any increases, but I never drop the rental rate unless the market plummets.

As long as you pick the right areas in San Antonio, your rental will do well and your rents will continue to increase year over year.2.

It is also going to increase the amount you are paying every month in mortgage payments (aside from the PMI). 

Its clear that we will need to find a way to increase the occupancy rate, to be able to make profit.

YES standard.