Amending will also increase your audit risk. 

My plan was always to retire when my passive income reached at least half of my W2 salary.Real estate has done well for me, BUTI have continued to increase my W2 salary each year.So I'm actually going backwards with regards to my retirement goal.And that is OK...

No evictions on tenants placed by him in 8 properties over 5 years.Downsides: turns are more expensive than Id like although he has been able to increase the average tenant stays and that has helped. 

No business will last long if they automatically assume their customers can not afford to pay and simply allow them to walk away.

Also you can take a second job to increase those 2k savings, or grow inside the job you already have.

To increase value focus on Kitchens and baths.

I do not see how you will ever get a rent increase pay back in any reasonable amount of time doing any more than that on the outside.

I'm going to make it really custom to the group that will be there. 

They are usually always willing to help point you towards their better/more reputable customers because they get more business from the recommendation. 

As long as proper expectations have been set and it is not an emergency, getting there to do this "preliminary evaluation" within 48 hours is still excellent customer service.