Empty fridge except for wine or a 6 pack. 

I even paid for a professional moving company to pack up what they wanted to take with them to the new house!

Membership is $99 a year and you can pre-register at MAREI.org to get a free guest pass for the meeting.The calendar is packed with MAREI events, plus a few other smaller meetup groups that member's of MAREI host - Winvestors on Wednesdays at 9 am at Lucky Brew Grill, Women in Real Estate, Cash flow Game Night and 1st Saturday's Coffess.There is a wealth of information and knowledge in the people who attend all these events AND the speakers are great too.January - Learn How to Live the Life You Want NowFebruary - Learn Deal Making Strategies that the top 1% of Investors Know.March - Introduction to Investing in NotesApril - Debt Free for LilfeMay - We think Rehabbing Topics

On the other hand, it's not like my typical tenant would just pack up and leave - those who easily can have already done so.

Any thoughts or wisdom from you experienced people would be appreciated.As an alternative thought i've considered RV / Mobile Home Parks.

The meetings have great energy, but networking is a challenge in his packed restaurant venue.

They have so much information packed in to take us all along on the construction of their new home.

Now with that being said, I am also unhappy with my day job and look forward to the day I can pack it up and walk away and do something more fulfilling.

He called a local mover and they charge $7k-$9k for local moves and that includes complete tear down, split the home, pack it, ship it, set it back up, do all trim work inside, siding work outside, and ridge vent.

As long as you increase and are still under what they can easily find elsewhere the tenants may complain, but they probably aren't going to want to leave so badly that they will pack up the moving truck and agree to pay $50-100/month more for a new apartment and the opportunity to lug a couch, washer, and dryer on an off of a moving truck in the middle of summer.