$150 unit cash flow with high potential for the cash flow to increase via rent appreciation is near my minimum to refer to the cash flow as nice.  

Alyssa,You can’t raise rents in the middle of the lease, but you could inquire if they are interested in moving before the lease expires, who knows, maybe they wanted to move anyway, then you could test the market with increased rents. 

If the current tenant is underpaying rent below market value, we will send out a notification 60 days prior to the termination of the existing lease informing them that rent will be increased.

Your mortgage payment will increase and now you’re in more debt then when you started.

In my area I have seen an obvious increase in signs being posted through out the city saying they will buy houses fast and with cash. 1) Does this mean that my area is becoming a "hot" market?

buy more units to increase cash flow, do needed repairs and save for a rainy day

The rest would fund buyouts and elevating buildings in low-lying regions along the coast.Recently, the official total Harvey damage estimate was increased to $180 billion.

As for appreciation, we see that the market is slowly starting to creep up as the economy starts growing again and FDI is increasing.

Cost segregation typically increases your cash flow by approximately 3-8% of the total cost of the real estate assets. 

Rents increased as well, and I jokingly told my dad he was charging me way too little.