@Stephen Chatto  if this is in a small town no chance that he is going to play that game well. 

I played dumb and asked him where he, his wife and infant son were going to live.

The accountant has to play "catchup bookkeeper" for the entire year --- but (s)he gets paid for it apparently...All that being said, there are other advantages to having an additional checking account. 

Something to decide on now is how passive of a roll you want to play in the deals.

In which case giving deadline bonuses could help push your job up their priority list, and it would be cheaper than hiring new.If they ARE on site working and its still that far behind schedule, I just think you have probably the wrong person on the job and in that case I wouldn't want them around.

Husband works for a multinational healthcare solutions company and provided an Employment letter (employed since 2014 & $210k salary + bonuses) and copies of their passports and work Visa valid until 2025.

So long term play for appreciation is Dallas, Houston for cash flow.

If they can't/won't accept the increase, they'll move on and you'll find someone else.I don't play around with incremental rent increases stretched out over time.

The common advice is you have to hold on to it for at least a year to to qualify to play it safe though it's not stated in the law.

Any long term leases in play?