I would raise the rent by $25-$30 in intervals of 90-120 days, and state this in your new lease which tenant signs.

Buy a few books on nutrition and diet that are actually backed by science, and design a diet around your research as much as possible.

This info will give you a decent idea of what to expect and help filter down your search to a few cities.Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population - Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages These are just some of the indicators that will help you understand the quality of an area as well as the kinds of returns one is to except.

you could help tremendously with financial support, providing them with the best possible care and nutrition… that would make me happy!

With shops, at least around here, for what you've described of scope I'd expect to get quotes to come in with a 95% confidence interval plus or minus $2k from that quote you listed. 

A landlord shoudl do his best to fill the unit ASAP on the heels of the departure, but since the notice requirement is 60 days, I would let the tenant know he needs to cooperate with showings to limit his exposure.At least in Texas, you can't charge double rent, but he would be on the hook for any portion of the second 30 days of the 60 days notice interval where the house was vacant.

Put some of those into a Private Interval Fund / Closed End Interval Fund (Accredited Investor only), the good thing about these funds are you get good yield like 6-7% p.a. conservatively in a diversified Finance market without losing a single penny from valuation so you are safe from market volatility. 

@Michael Seeker It is true that refinancing for the full amount might not be possible at perfect 12-month intervals, but you'd only actually need to refinance as you need to spend money.

I frequently buy REO's that have been on the market a long time.The asset managers set a price then they reduce the price usually by 5k at set intervals.

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