Capital with that pricing is likely to stay active continuously due to the demand, and the investors net interest would actually increase because the consistent deal flow will minimize downtime.Not to mention that at those rates they can be selective and only loan to the best borrowers.

Well at lunch I pitched my idea to everyone and they just laughed.

Are there at least some ways to help minimize this blow?

The ONLY option is to raise rents 3%.Am I missing something, or is this indeed a sales pitch?

(I certainly like that option).lol   Also...I am paying $400 a year on this abandoned and boarded-up house....in an area with minimal traffic and hardly any neighbors....should I save my money and drop this policy?

Are you putting together a pitch for investors and need several strategies for potential outcomes based on said strategy?

Because the difference in rent is minimal compared to the problems of having more tenants living in the property.........This knowledge comes from EXPERIENCE......get my drift.  

I have looked at all the gurus pitches and I just don't know what to believe.

This initial property i got on an FHA loan with minimal down payment (3.5%).

. - just as different roof styles (and different roof pitches of the same style) are less expensive to build (over the same footprint), so too does the building shape affect the cost, along with the actual wall dimensions.