After a few days, I have heard from the tenants telling me to start the eviction process and to go ahead with the increased rent.This is my first property and I'm not entirely sure what to do here.

Hello my fellow BP members...I was approached by a representative of an investor group pushing the idea of lease options.

@Jon Reed State Farm does have a limit as a heads up, and you are very close!

Excellent, with that attitude your going to make it, just don’t give and keep pushing!!!

If inflation slows down then we can probably push this down the road a bit. 

I had assembled my motivation ahead of time, in the form of images of people crossing the finish line at other ironmans.

Here are a few books I would recommend:* The book on rental property investing by Brandon Turner* The millionaire real estate investor by Gary Keller2) Determine your why - Your "why" for real estate is ultimately what is going to push you to keep going when things get tough.

Rotten means you would be able to push a screwdriver into the soft wood.

This will help you focus your efforts thereafter and make the path ahead shorter and smoother.

My company Dominion Financial does offer these loans and they're pushing banks and FNMA out of the investment real estate lending biz.