Realizing this type of rapid appreciation (or "forced equity" as some might call it) often requires a distressed or very poorly managed asset where a buyer can quickly and efficiently add value, raise NOI and convince a lender to finance the asset at the higher value.

He was born in Knoxville, but raised in North Augusta, SC after his father took a nuclear engineering job there.

Raise the rents, whats the difference in someone paying $700 including no bills and say you include all the utilities for $850 a month. 

You would then have to get a Letter of Environmental Protection, which will lower the value of your property and raise your insurance rates.Deleading generally costs $3000-$5000 per unit.

The rule of thumb is 50% of rent will go to expenses NOT including debit service.

And thank you for your service!     

I also own a farming business (www.HealthyHenFarms.com) with my wife and 6 kids where we produce and direct market organic, pasture raised chicken to our customers in the Raleigh area.I've dabbled in real estate off and on for 20 years, mainly turning primary residences into rentals as we have moved across the country (NC, CA, GA, VA) over the years. 

No Land Contracts or Contract for Deeds.I also use a 3rd party payment servicer.  

It is also true, the better the website, the better the response, and there are a plethora of web site gurus out there offering services to those who need them.

Quickbooks, which has a very large, existing base of knowledge and service providers.I have an education in the typical accounting given in business schools (Managerial, Financial, etc.), and plenty of knowledge of Excel (I've written VBA overlays for Excel that counted thousands of code lines).