Hey All,The question I have for all you self managing landlords today is, does anyone have any good tips or tricks (I don't mean actually tricking your tenant) into a simple and stress free way of having them sign a new year lease with slight rent increase about 2.5% Ive been doing this for years now and Ive just come to the point where I'm tired of hearing the same old "Oh well we are going to probably be moving" or "This is broke, I need a new stove, bathroom, car..."

Like you mentioned, you can even use it for Assisted living facilities (ALF) but an officer ( I think Fire marshall dept) will need to inspect and provide Certificate of occupancy. 

Any advice, tips and hints are incredibly appreciated.

I'm currently under contract on a smaller, 5-unit commercial office/retail property. 4 of the 5 leases expire in April/May of this year, and one of the contingencies of the sale closing is that 3 of those 4 soon-expiring leases renew for at least one year (I have full negotiating power over those leases).All of those tenants have showed no intention to vacate, and are happy with their current situations.I've seen/read in many places that it is best practice to stagger leases as much as possible in order to avoid the possibility of multiple tenants moving out around the same time, leaving numerous units to be turned over.Would it best for me to try and get 2 of the 4 tenants to renew a two-year lease (which they've done in past) and the other two tenants agree to a one-year or three-year lease (both have been year-to-year in past ).

I would buy a house, especially being a junior officer.

Is there a tip and trick people can share to get an offer accepted?

@Shinnah Brown Idk if they have offices close to you but Summit Funding does great work here in Cincinnati and I know they are in multiple states

What tips do you all have for keeping up with what is hot in housing?

My thanks to the Bigger Pockets family; I sold my weak cash flow condo in So Cal and bought an office building in Cordova (Memphis), only $485,000 and gross rents of $78,000 per year.

Any other tips and info anyone can give is so appreciated!