It's a single mom with one cute toddler that works her butt off to raise her kid, hold a full-time job, and go to school at night.

I'd sell because you are reaching the time when you lose the cap gains exemption and that $24K would take over 2 years of renting to get back.I had a condo that I owned for a long time and I sold it despite it being paid off and having long term tenants. 

After 45 + years as a real estate investor, broker, lender, fund manager and syndicator, I’ve become aware that the “dream” of many investors and investor “hopefuls” is to be able to generate enough cash flow to live off their real estate holdings and accumulate enough wealth to make “work” optional.

Which made my tracking for taxes and such all look super dumb because everything is off by a dollar.

Quote from @Victor Yang: If I gift a house, what amount will go towards the lifetime gift limit, the amount i purchased the house for, or the current FMV?

Property values continue to grow in value, and you can actually live off the rental income.I think it's best to hav all properties paid off by retirement age, since that's when you are going to rely on cash flow for your living expenses.

I live in a community where half the people never lock their doors.

They are up 30% in the past 12 months.

Being healthy is also important to us, so the more organic stuff we can get the better too.

Quote from @Joe Hershkowitz: Quote from @Brandon Morgan: @Joe Hershkowitz yeah I think it depends on the condition of the home and the location.