Also, I would increase the vacancy rate to 8-9%.

My friends over at Navy federal CU have dragged the HELOC process out for over 5 months now as I have consistently been given misinformation as to what would be needed on my part to close the HELOC.

You need to ask lenders about "seasoning" requirements if you have increased the value.

(Unless you flip homes for a living)Pending Home Sales Slump As NAR Warns "Activity Has Essentially Stalled"New Home Sales rose in May, Existing Home Sales dropped in May, and today we find out that Pending Home Sales also tumbled in May... so that's 2 down, 1 up - not good (especially as mortgage apps are tumbling in June)This is the second monthly decline in a row, but Pending home sales are down 2.2% YoY - the 5th straight month of annual sales declines.Home sales fell for the year in all regions YoY, but the decline in the last month was concentrated in the South, while the other three regions reported MoM increases.

@Mark Ivezaj note this BP thread: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/455616-fighting-back---csc-coinmach-increased-laundry-fees-by-975

The settlement charges consist of 2 main categories: closing costs and prepaid/escrow items. 

Additional increases will be required if extensive repairs are required by the Health Department.

With moderate increases this year, we’ll be at a positive cash flow of over $2,000/month ([$3,500 income - $1,500 mortgage] - Taking into account Cap-X, vacancy, etc. and cash flow is still over $1,500 which meets our goal of $500/door).Fitting that its in the "Milk District", because its certainly a cash cow for us!

It hasn't sold yet, but for the sake of this post, let's just say it will sell for $185k.It is now roughly 9 months after purchase and I have increased the value of the home from $115k to $185k.

The best way to scale up is to sell any SFHs and purchase multi units(5+ units value driven by cap rates).You could continue buying SFHs but that will only increase your work load and risk.