Naw, wasn't meaning you were trying to "fuck them" sorry if that's how I came across. I simply wanted to see from a landlord's side if the increases really do pan out, or if you lose a lot of tenants over it. Having units in two separate cities, one with nearly zero rent growth, and one with rather high, I certainly can see the difference.
I was "fucked" once in terms of dealing with a large property management type company, in a standard apartment complex (50 units plus). That was my first experience as a renter moving away from home about 10 years ago now
At that point, I vowed never again to live in a corporate-owned building, and it's worked out really well since.
You definitely sound like a good landlord, I've also gotten lucky on mine. Maybe one of these days I'll stop splitting my time between locations, and buying a property will make sense - but until then, I generally stay put as long as the landlord isn't an a-hole
-Phil