With the exception of finding the tenants (I use an agent) I manage all maintenance aspects of the property but am coming to a point where I might want to move on and considering doing a 1031 exchange to of course avoid Cap Gains and invest in another property closer to my primary residence.

Have you established a new primary residence?

But we won’t qualify for a primary residence refi anymore, and I’ll need more equity to refinance as an investment property.Future investment goals: I want to own rental properties in the future, but I’m not sure if holding on to this one (which we already have) is the right move, or if it makes more sense to sell and build up savings for a better investment down the line.I’d really appreciate any advice on what I might be overlooking here.

I am also listing a room (MTR) in my primary residence in California.

Most managers are on just these sites and perhaps their direct websites, but the others are realistically the primary source. 

This will allow us to maintain flexibility to potentially sell the property within 24 months.This is Ashcroft’s first capital call, and while it’s regrettable to take this step, our primary focus remains safeguarding your investment.

6) What are the primary clients that are brought in?

It's definitely putting a wrench in my life which is the primary thing I wanted to avoid.

Okay, hard money and DSCR loans aren’t going to have those requirements.Is the buyer buying for investment or primary purposes?

I accumulated about 50k in bills/expenses on cards during that time  and another 50k doing renovation on both rental property and my primary residence.