Welcome to the BP community! 

I bought to have a place to stay as well as for an investment.  

I’m not looking to retire early or replace my income through rentals—I just want to diversify our assets.

I went from buying multiple properties per year to doing nothing 2022. 

Git 'er done in 31--time to sell and take some profits.Before "the market" can go up, it first has to stop going down. 

What factors lead to this decision?

In markets like Chicago or Baltimore, where there is not much new construction, we will see rents rise faster than inflation. 2) 2026 will see new multifamily deliveries slow to closer to historical lows, though not quite as low as what we saw in the great recession. 

Having your background and connections is going to serve you well.

That said there are some nuances and requirements to property implement interest tracing so ensure you talk to your tax professional ahead of time and keep the funds movement as clean as possible. 

That protects you from having to sell to  low.