My goal is one year of upgrading to bring the value of the property up, moving and raise the rent to $1750-1800 for both units (My realtor suggested those number because of the area and comps)I qualified by myself for the loan so that it enables my wife to seek a loan for the next rental property.

I'm a born and raised Pittsburgh resident, hoping to provide affordable housing throughout the city. 

Karen, I would bet that the capital improvements are going to raise the fair market value of the property by as much as, and probably more than, they are going to increase the basis.  

Fishman has purchased several properties in Logan Square, and has raised rents (sometimes $200+) to current market, making old-time residents unhappy.

I had so many people reach out that i actually raised the rent from 975 to 1050.

Since I was in Texas and I planned on staying there I found out that I was qualified to take the real estate brokerage test so I got the license.  

Do we run the application and then send notice that the husband doesn't meet our criteria or do we add him to the lease but raise the rent considerably and hope they move out on their own?

If you have the opportunity to raise rents, and be making $150ish/mo in cash flow, plus have an asset that might appreciate, you might have a pretty good deal.

Thank you for your reply, you've raised a really good point.

I just moved to Philadelphia from California and want to get started in my RE career.After some research I have whittled down my options for the online courses to two:https://www.realestateexpress.com/prelicense/pa/pr...andhttps://portal.recampus.com/re/templere/store/port...They both have their pros and cons for me: One (real estate express) is cheaper and offers a test prep book, the other (Temple) is a recognized institution in the area and has a physical location for testing.