Anything less that 5 years is very risky unless you have cash available to buy the property on a moment's notice. 

Your input is incredibly helpful.

Never making a large salary.Like you said, its incredibly important to make these big sacrifices before having a serious relationship and/or marriage and kids, because most times the significant other won't be on board to live so far away from everything.

Thanks for sharing this perspective—it’s super helpful, and I totally agree that the “perfect BRRRR” is incredibly rare these days.

If you expect further growth, holding onto the property could still make sense.Final ThoughtsSelling isn’t a bad option, but you’re giving up an incredible financing advantage.

I only have a single rental (at the moment) and a simple W2 job.

@Caleb Genry It would be incredibly helpful for you to share this spreadsheet with me. 

They can't afford the double deposit, indicating they live on the edge at the moment.

I don't have a property in hand at the moment, but I do believe this area won't become cheaper.3.

My property manager made me aware of this only moments before my posting.