If this holds through Dec/Jan numbers....... it WILL be a double digit pricing jump spring/summer market, no doubt. 

If you are raising the rent I'd make sure its cut and dry and is at the end of their lease term, I wouldn't trust that notarization tid bit you got from someone else, if the lease is signed and executed its likely valid through the full term. 

Just sat through a webinar with Equity Street Capital.

I gained the 100% interest through rights of survivorship from two other joint tenants who have now passed.

You're putting the roof over your head on the line if anything falls through, so of course there is some risk with that option.

New here but have been reading through past posts concerning Auction.com. 

My experience in the mortgage industry came in handy through out knowing what questions to ask.

Negotiated through agent.

We've got a lease in our current rental that goes through July 23rd but just closed on our property last week.

I would apply through a bank and see what your max budget will be and go from there before putting too much thought into location.