Low vacancy rates equate to high cash flow and ROI on rental properties.Downtown areas (Clifton/OTR/Pendleton/etc.)     

I'd like to get them a little more uniform and up to market rates.

If the LLC has merely been used to own real estate, don't expect better rates or financing.

Short-term capital gains (stocks held for less than a year) are typically taxed at higher rates than long-term capital gains.

Hope you got a discount on the purchase price due to the tenant past due balance and didn't get suckered into paying full price just because it has an S8 tenant:(You may also want to push your PMC to send the eviction paperwork to the S8 caseworker, so hopefully, they take away this tenant's voucher!

The interest rate and cost is higher than conventional loans but the requirements are less and the closing process is faster. 

Now is one of the best times to get into the market, once the Fed starts lowering rates that's going to bring more demand into the marketplace causing prices to increase at a faster pace again so if you get in now you capture that growth and get the opportunity to refi when rates are more favorable in a year or two.

The process was straightforward, rates and terms were flexible, and I completed my home renovations without any issues

Landlord might not want to remove them, and would be keen on keeping them, but at a new rate/terms. 

It increases the value of the home, good to show to insurance company (for Evidence, insurance discounts, etc) And it’s good against squatters.