If you’re not using a 1031 exchange, you’ll need to account for this.Reinvestment Risk: Entering new markets and managing multiple properties may present challenges, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the areas.Alternative StrategiesBefore committing to selling, consider these options:Leverage the Equity (HELOC or Cash-Out Refinance):With a 3.1% loan, selling might not be the best first move.

We will be moving to the area late spring.

My fiancée and I are getting married in November and will be moving into a different rental in another part of town shortly after.

But i generally keep the rent's below market to keep good tenants from moving. 

There’s zero chance I would move out.

We are seeing people move from higher cost of living areas like Raleigh, Durham, chapel hill, and even Greensboro.   

Qualified applicants that get priced out of rapidly improving neighborhoods will move into these areas but it seems like they aren’t biting.High quality, lower income applicants aren’t stupid and they won’t settle.If you think this area is a losing proposition, I would think about selling and not banking on hope.In regard to vacancy, I don’t consider any area that has average occupancy (economic and physical) below 95%You might pay more for a better area but time will treat you right and you’ll make a ton of money in equity over the long term.

You'll need one when you move so identify one early to tell you how strong an area is for rentals. 

It takes years and markets change and move. 

We moved down to Jacksonville last year with our dog and cat from Minneapolis.