Two things keep tenants long term - (1) great customer service, and (2) competitive rents.It sounds like you do a great job of taking care of your properties and the needs of your tenants, so as long as you’re not noticeably higher in rent to your competition you should always be pursuing rent increases.

While my situation is relatively straightforward with a W-2 job and 5 rental properties, I feel I'm not receiving the proactive planning and guidance I seek.

@Damien Staley I don’t know about the government assistance or MRA but I’m somewhat concerned about any type of hard feelings that might come about from other family members were you to start “profiting” off of Dad and Uncle.

Feel free to reach out if it might make sense to look at some of those options 

Since you are new at this , just to let you know , the subs are going to charge you retail , just like any other customer , you are not an established contractor , they will see right thru you if you try to pretend . 

Please feel free to use code VENI324 when upgrading to get your investing career going!

I'm usually biased towards not selling to keep growing your portfolio unless the property is underperforming or a major headache.If you need introductions to lenders, feel free to send me a PM and I will get you connected.

Otherwise every flip would be full of custom detail every buyer would want.

Feel free to reach out with any questions!  

I would recommend keeping the appointment you have and then if you don't feel confident after speaking with them reach out to someone specialized in real estate.