Then I would suggest a conversation with the current tenants to see if they could even afford the new rent you want to charge.

Allen does a great job of this with all of his emails: https://emailsnest.com/brands/nothing-held-back/the-5-reason...To stay top of mind in your town but also with some relation to real estate could be to email content around interior design trends and home decor.

I'm a realtor and comps suggest value is $150-175k all day long.

I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

It could mean talking to folks who lost their job or need to pay medical or car bills.

Cash Flowing, learning the process on closing a deal was great and the upkeep/PMing part of the job is something I also find important to learn before thinking of scaling!

Unless you have some special knowledge, I suggest focusing on 1st position purchase money loans on single or 1-4 family homes.

This model also suggests we have nothing left in reserves, which in never a good idea when you are starting out.

Once you know the reason(s), for the flooding, then you'll be able to figure out a solution.I'd also strongly suggest that you don't re-finish the basement until you've determined the cause of the flooding and fixed the problem (last thing you want is to re-finish the basement, and have it all ruined again by another flood).I'd suggest first watching some videos on youtube on flooding, drainage, groundwater, french drains, sump systems, water catchment systems, etc, just to give you a better understanding on what can cause flooding, and what types of fixes might work. 

@Joseph SchweizerNice job!