@Jonathan Greene specializes in the NJ market, is a super experienced investor, and has a team of agents.

I say them so that you can be better prepared to deal with reality.

Be prepared for the challenges of managing a property from a distance.Good luck!

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A landscape contractor that specializes in retaining walls can replace a resting wall if you have one that I don’t see in the photo.

Stay prepared, stay resilient, and always keep your eyes on the bigger picture.

I do have 3 areas that I believe will out perform the general San Diego market, but their schools are nothing special or worse.West Chula Vista has a large bay front development and can you think on anywhere else that closer to ocean/bay is cheaper than further from bay. 

We specialize in helping owners who maybe having financial struggels and need to sell to move on in their lives...

It's essential to evaluate coverage options carefully and consider consulting with a financial advisor specializing in real estate investments for strategic insights.

However, this generic statement is useless for many reasons:- your two years are never identical- even if you expect them to be identical, we don't know the future, and things can change- you likely have a number of special factors that change your tax outcome, some of which I mentioned above and others mentioned in earlier comments on this threadWe are also assuming that you're selling outright for cash and not reinvesting, although you have other options such as installment sales (aka owner financing), reinvesting into REITs/DSTs, opportunity zone funds and more, as mentioned in other comments.Finally, nobody brought up what I consider the single most important factor in your decision process: you sell when you have a good offer, period.