You could work with them to gradually increase it, offer a first month free for being long term tenants, etc. just my thoughts typed out on this tiny keyboard!

The plan is to live in A, and renovate it gradually until my 1 year required residency is up.

I expect my income to increase gradually each year.

I will pass along the increase gradually, probably in 2 years.

Just keep that ball rolling and let it gradually buy you more units over time.

Later as I evolved into trim work and cabinets my crew also changed gradually. 

However, they’ve pulled back since the foreclosure crisis and now comprise about 15.8% of purchases, the report shows.Medium-sized investors—those who purchase between 11 and 100 homes—have also gradually been decreasing their market share, falling from a peak of 30% in 2010 to 22.7% in 2018.First-time buyers may be seeing more competition from investors.

Not all at once but at a nice gradual pace is doable. 

I have a lender that I work with here in El Paso, TX that is very good at communicating with his clients regarding the ups and downs of certain loans on a case by case basis.As an investor, it seems that you would benefit from house hacking, perhaps buying a two units that need some work, rent one (price it right) and move in to the other unit, while gradually start fixing it.

I have gradually increased the nightly rate in line with other properties, so any additional bookings will be pure profit.