.- Some jurisdictions have statutory limits on the % increase that it can be raised each yearFinal point: from a proportionality standpoint, is the difference a dealbreaker? 

Raise 8’ ceiling to 10-12’).

So that’s why I’m very bullish on RE even if they raise interest rates.

A broker acquaintance who is looking for a new carrier for us said sometimes they do this on a property that they are undermarket for rather than simply raise the premiums.

- Are there any “tricks” they can play to raise payments indirectly, for example: Is the escrow mandatory for the life of the loan, and if yes, can they somehow manipulate that to increase the payments they can benefit from?

What you also have to think about is that they can raise those fees up to twice a year which could eat away at your profits.

Where I am, we have stopped offering lawn service as an add-on and have absorbed it into the lease (and raised rent accordingly) since virtually no tenants want to mow their own lawns any more, and the ones that do suck at mowing anyway.

So you buy your own paper back at a discount at some point in the future.Once you own the property you can do all kinds of interesting things like selling a 1/2 undivided interest option in the property to raise cash.

Quick way to raise capital and test out my potential contractors to build my organization for scale up How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Should be able to raise it to 20% ROI in 12-24 months and force appreciation accordingly.