I am considering selling it and my realtor said we would list at $399k-  I figured it would be a good idea so I could pay off my student loans and other debt acquired from the pandemic.

In fairness to her, she use to or at least most of the time paid on time prior to the pandemic. 

Since the start of the pandemic in March of last year, the median cost of an apartment increased from $923 dollars to $1,082 a month. 

@Theresa HarrisYes, we did constantly tell them we believed that was the law and because of the pandemic and lifting of the moratorium (we have a had a ton of turn over this year, but we are fortunate because the last three years we had all 16 units occupied by same people) they could not find a place that was suitable for their size.

It might be best to consider your short & long-term goals then evaluate which area/strategy can get you there the quickest.I personally like the idea of buying condos in downtown Chicago right now because a lot of people did move out through the pandemic and there are good deals to find. 

Now as an agent with everything going on it the pandemic , Foreclosure is going to be a gold rush .

Throughout this pandemic I have really been putting my efforts into real estate investing education.

Lumber prices are supposedly back down to pre-pandemic numbers, so I'd ask why the price has increased $42K from March when they would have estimated the build cost on higher lumber prices.

I work for Hopkins and during the pandemic we relocated about 130 miles away.

Given your rent price was pandemic-era low, and they’ve recovered a bit now, my guess is they could rent it for higher than your lease calls for, which they have an obligation to attempt in good faith.