I would let her know that you plan raising the rent and if she can’t afford it then plan on giving her notice.

For it to be a valid notice it needs to either be posted to the door or sent via certified mail.

Don’t know that I’ve noticed it, but it’s just stating the normal state law.

I was looking to educate myself in house flipping, so I went on Amazon and looked at the top rated books on real estate investing, not noticing the Bigger Pocket books was on rentals.

Have you noticed any other rentals sit on the market for five months?

So, I would post a pay or quit notice with a short letter inserted at the beginning stating that I took ownership on a certain date and that rent of $XXX is due beginning from that date.

I didn’t notice the cabinets until they moved out.

I don't know your area, but from a quick macro glance I've noticed a couple concerning topics.

I noticed the land was on a hillside so I hiked up and saw there was a potential view.

While I'm sure this will vary from appraiser to appraiser, I've noticed in my markets that appraisers seem to be more willing to use older comps before they'll extend the radius of their search.I've been in your position before (numerous times) and here's the approach we took (sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't - just depended on that specific appraiser):If you had multiple offers on the property, make sure the appraiser is made aware.