You can be sure they will continue to negotiate for, strategize and advise themselves.If the laws are similar where you are, you should consider if you want someone doing those things for you, and whether you are comfortable going toe-to-toe alone with a licensed professional on a $1.25 million purchase.

Or are we allow them to continue to  purchase these properties, let the value go up, then sell them tax-free?

And also that rates are just going to continue to be an issue, so it's likely something to plan for in rent rates and/or overall investment costs. 

Best of luck on your continued journey, HELOCS can be a great tool to utilize untapped equity in a house.

Explore Local Market Trends: Is Bend’s market likely to continue appreciating, or is it plateauing?

Set up a Joint account with the seller so you can make deposits to continue the automatic payments to the lender until you refinance the property.Thanks,Dustin

So, he already had people & processes in place when he moved back to California and continued to DIY manage his rentals.- It's also interesting that he doesn't want to DIY manage anymore.

If you continue using it as a rental but reduce STR activity below the material participation threshold, your deductions may become passive and subject to loss limitations.2.

I have heard vented units don't dry as effectively but haven't heard any complaints from my tenants and believe the technology continues to improve.

As echoed by many, the Midwest, specifically Milwaukee continues to be a strong market for cash flow.