2) if you were getting started today, and take ONE piece of information you know now, what would that be?

Many older homes were built without closets.From appraisal today:"The Code refers to "habitable rooms" not bedroomsThe essence of the 2015 International Residential Code is that the code does not specifically use the term bedroom, but refers to all habit- able areas of a home.

@Chris John I'm seeing quadplexes thhat are far cheaper per dollar of income today than they were in 2021. 

AI may get to detailed accuracy someday, but it is a language model today, not intelligence.

Best of luck with the appeals, while PPMG handles all the day to day, we can do we can to limit expenses on our end.

Selling for satisfaction today will hurt in the long run.

@Travis Gutting, the fact of the matter is: $100k in today's market is by and large going to land you in a "rough part of town", a MAJOR renovation, or into rural areas.Granted, I don't know every market, but Cincinnati (my market) and Louisville are not too dissimilar.  

It sounds like current challenges are:* how you currently feel today about maintaining property* how you currently feel today about that particular house that you lived in and made niceIt also sounds like there are a few logistical/ timing/financial challenges such as:* the logistics of a 1031 etc.* logistics of maintaining out-of-state property and tenants* having time to research enough about this while moving across the country to be confident in your decisions and planning* having time to research other opportunities, what could be done with the money if you soldReason I bring up the emotional stuff because yeah property is a hassle, but there may be another vision that lets you get everything or most of what you want, with a little bit less hassle, or hassle in a way that bothers you less.

Today the yield is around 4.17%.

Today the media landscape is too saturated with all that stuff.