It's having the mentality using leverage to increase the income, which will than accelerate the debt payoff of income producing assets all the more faster.

I would also add a 2% increase for expenses and rent year-over-year for a more accurate picture of future finances.

If the rent is already $400 over the median value and the property would require a lot of work to rent to a new tenant, you are not going to be able to get back your renovation costs in small rent increases for years.

Less peace of mind due to increased debt, but trade off is better use of OPM.I will say we are leaning to taking out the line of credit for the pros mentioned above, but excited to hear your perspectives. 

Not really sure about what the protocol is when it comes to this, and there's no way I'm contacting my insurance company because I don't want increased premiums.

But, that is common with the BRRRR strateg with the increased value and mortgage.  

Some of the options I see are to extend the contract or increase the security deposit significantly and  have it include the unit in question.

As rents increase I'm sure crime will also decrease. 

So working to increase that through my day job and continue to learn and look at deals that come up.

What are some things people have done to increase value of the properties they have as well, in similar situations.