How are the occupancy rates?

If you do not already own your primary residence, then it will be easier for you to get a loan with low to no money down with a better rate for that then it would be for another property.

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

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).

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). 

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?

@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.

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

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