The last 65” I bought came with 2 legs in a “v” with about a 2” spread.

If you sell, do it because you want to, not because you aren't making as much money as your friends claim they are making on their STR (you're comparing apples and oranges).

This past year, I purchased my first two rental properties in San Antonio (SFR) and Orange Beach, Alabama (STR).

They are like two different muscle groups, so why spend years working out your legs if your goal is to have big arms?

Just thinking of how else you’d be able to get a leg up. 

But as an experienced agent and investor (I own several properties across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Kern Counties), I can tell you that no state beats California for appreciation and rental prices.

Then you will have a leg to stand on during audit.You can do it yourself but the time involvement in reading the depreciation sections and understanding detailed construction costs will likely outweigh the benefit. 

For example, a house I owned in Orange County reached a top value of $700,000 in 2007, and I owed around $200,000 on it and it rented for $2,000.00 a month. 

was thinking of letting them know I leg rent more than a certain amount here in California unless that person decided to move out and one of their other not on the contract tenants signed a new lease at the higher rate?  

Scenario A :  The project (in Orange County, CA) I am undertaking is a grand-fathered 3-unit property where I will renovate these units and add two ADUs to the lot.