Now I'd like to sell.I originally wanted to put apartments or several houses, but not anymore, cuz I want to do more hiking, biking, and Netflix-ing, and less scheming.So do I sell as a rental property or as land?

Purchase price: $1,485,000 Beautiful estate-like property in the Redwood forest above Santa Cruz CA.

Yup, property condition, vintage, neighborhood, tenant base, property management are all very important considerations. 

I got the property off-market for $250k from a trusted family friend.

Hi all,I'm looking for recommendations for a property manager for my 8-unit apartment building in Cullman, AL.

You’d probably end up with a bigger after tax gain if you sold the 2nd property for any amount of money and did that.

He knew the person selling this property and asked if we were interested.

How should I phrase my interest in the property to avoid coming across as pushy or insensitive?

Meaning they buy the property at once. 

I've purchased all of my properties while out of state or out of country.