I'm seeing an increase in those of us who got burned with Morris. 

In my discussions and through networking and meeting other wholesalers in South Florida, Ohio, and other areas of Florida what has worked well and been consistent with bringing leads has been bandit signs.

Tiffany, you'll probably find that subbing out more of the work that your husband is doing will allow you to grow faster than hiring an employee, but it just becomes a math problem to figure out if increased labor costs are offset by the higher overall revenue generated by doing more flips each year.

Two things you are missing is annual rent increases, say 3-5% (or more) a year, and price appreciation. 

Prices have definitely increased.

Does anyone know what kind of a tax increase I can expect, or is there a resource where I can find this information?

Does anyone know what kind of a tax increase I can expect, or is there a resource where I can find this information?

I plan on the next investment to cover the increased mortgage payment and would like to continue to use the equity to accumulate more properties.

His work bid is consistently lower than the other contractors that bid the work and he includes more in his scope of work. 

I have tossed the idea of doing a flip or 2 for the capital increase so when I do jump in my entire savings will not be held up. most duplexes I have looked at show anywhere from a 5%-9% Cap rate.Also to add some info, I'm not looking to get rich overnight. anything with 120+ a month income per door is just fine with me.