If you're looking for appreciation, Columbus is one of the better options in Ohio. 

Yes you partner with them on the individual deal but you get the reps in to become better at watching a deal from start to finish. 

i wish i had better news for you but it's probably not feasible in the short term to replace your W2 income with rental income. 

This is obviously much better than $1,400 per month.On top of that, you will now get 2x the depreciation write-off so your taxes should go down.On top of that, you will now get 2x the appreciation when real estate price go up.On top of that, your tenants are helping you pay down the loan, initially at about $100/mo for both properties, which gradually gets better and better.On top of that, you now have more units so if one or two goes vacant, you have more renters covering the losses of the vacant units.If you want to keep these properties, I would do a cash-out refi and go buy more rental real estate.

Would it be better to stay in San Antonio and network with people in San Antonio?

Is it better to sell, pay off mortgage and capital gains and take the cash to invest in another property or is it better to refi/ETO and take the cash to invest in another property?

Get a nice downpayment (lower LTV better)Hope this helps

But if you/your team like to spend some time building your own flow, feel like it's better to build it on go high level directly. 

If it has any basis at all (such as you left the apartment during your lease term for what you felt was a justifiable reason and stopped paying rent, but the landlord disagreed) then you may be better off paying a rather small settlement.  

If OP can lever-up while maintaining adequate reserves, he will be in better position than buying with heavy cash position.