A HH/STR can be powerful in the right market.

My concern is their power.  

Can you imagine the response if people in TX or FL were still without power six weeks after the hurricanes there? 

When you tell these people that it often takes more than a decade before the investing makes things like that possible, they go looking elsewhere for advice, until they find someone who's willing to sell them what they want to hear.Building relationships, improving your lifestyle, relieving chronic anxiety, creating strong friendships, building bonds with family, work-life balance, delayed gratification, risk-reward management, lifelong financial freedom, all the really good things about REI are often suffocated under the overwhelming need to GENERATE INCOME TO QUIT MY HATEFUL JOB.What's the best thing about investing for me?

I say it's time it liquidate 50%-75% of that portfolio, yes that's right 75% because that's only way to gain access to that full equity "power" potential.

If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.”James Allen, As a Man ThinkethThe human brain is much more powerful than many realize.

Josh, first thing is, you are owner occupied and that gives you more freedom to do things.

I'm currently moving my investing activity to a different area and working on building my power team in that area. 

You have another three years to sell and still meet the requirements to exclude gains under Section 121.If you decide to hold the property and relax with a continued market appreciation and cash flow, three years of future appreciation is a gain that can be excluded when you sell within that time window.Because of Austin's powerful appreciation and positive cash flow, it might be better to hold the property long-term.

Power to the property is off as best I can tell.