Just send the info every year with your tenants Info - nothing difficult about that.

@Chris Mason - how has the rate increase effected business? 

My thoughts would be just fixing it up will increase the value.

It's probably just psychology @Jay Helms, but knowing friends/family in a different context other than investing/business is difficult for me because of that relationship where money and investing isn't talked about as much.

Other than it being a additional cost to do business and financing being more difficult under a LLC as long as you have adequate insurance coverage there is little other difference. 

Landscaping can definitely increase ARV, but may make more of a difference when it comes to first impressions of a buyer/renter. 

I do not want to get commercial loans because I have heard on here that it is alot more difficult to get a loan through and LLC for example when compared to a personal loan.

There is a 6 month seasoning period after the initial purchase to do a cash out on the increased value post rehab. 

However if the property isn't fully stabilized, and it needs to be rehabbed or occupancy increased (fully stabilized is typically considered 85-90% + occupancy) then you may have to do the purchase with a specialty commercial program until it can become fully stabilized.

A 10% increase after a claim really isn't that bad.