Here's a POSSIBLE, or even common, view of how it goes: 1) Launch: They gush about how appreciative they are that we revolutionized their business and life. 

Anything you buy in the Columbus Ohio market is currently blow up in terms of appreciation growth so it's one of those markets you want to hold the real estate for the rest of your life.

Selling now could free up your equity, giving you the option to diversify into other investments or markets that align better with your new life on the East Coast.

The increased cash flow would make such a substantial difference in your daily life that not paying it off would be foolish.Outside of that, I can't see many reasons I would take a 15% tax hit to save 4% on a mortgage, which is really only effectively about 3-3.5% depending on your tax bracket.

The more successful you are the more you've failed in life and allowing others to learn from our own mistakes is often more helpful than the success stories. 

I'm sure I could go to some midwest markets or even some more depressed markets in my region and get better pricing, but that's out of my wheelhouse at this point in my life as I have no desire to learn new markets when I'm closer to the end than the beginning. .Sure, obvious but over looked.

For the right people with the right perspective, it could be a great way to diversify your investment and enhance your quality of life. 

Businesses are “living” organisms with a life of their own, usually having deep meaning to their owners.  

Explore what life with there PM service looks like.

Big expense up front, additional expenses over the life of the lock, they can be too complicated for renters to figure out, and they don't solve all the problems a landlord may face.