How are the occupancy rates?

Same reason why advisor fees inside of an IRA are not tax deductible. 

In NYC transactions, property taxes are pro-rated and sellers + buyers pay for the portion they're responsible for (depending on the calendar schedule of the county + closing date).

@Joey Gedgaud we take over a lot of properties where owner complains previous PMC:1) Poor communication, taking many days, sometimes weeks, to get a response.2) Maintenance work being done without notice or approval request.3) Surprises for extra fees, services not covered , etc. because the management contract was "simple & short" instead of thorough.

I mean… Would we even get THAT much more in the end with a realtor, given that (as I understand it), most investors pay all closing costs and we wouldn’t have to pay a realtor fee?

Always increase your vacancy rate and capex amounts when you're buying property with tenants in place. 

So I was thinking of a $100 increase to cover the $50 mtg rate increase plus $50 to get close to market price.

Its just so hard in the current environment to get any cash flow with SFR (unless you bought when rates were lower or are doing a well-executed BRRRR). 

Just looking simply at rates may trap you in a way..

We have also had, historically, a 5%-ish difference in rent rates when renting out in December and January as opposed to other months.