Keep in mind of the I/O(payments/period) and game plan on how fast you'd like to pay it down. 

Keep in mind these still aren’t huge numbers by historical standards.Single-family home stats for November.

Keeping in mind you're not making a decision for your forever home....Let me know if you need market specific insight. 

I have training pdfs I don't mind sendiing out.

My 4 personal STR's are all in San Antonio did over $575k in 2024 and on track for $650k in 2025.I think you are generally looking in the right areas, but there are a few things to keep in mind:1) Stay inside of 1604. 

There are a bunch of different figures associated with this decision, such as new interest rate, old interest rate, cash flow of new property etc, but I'm having a hard time getting my mind around how to analyze the decision mathematically.  

I'm glad to be included on this platform with like minded interests.

Same goes for number of LLCs and what to fund them with, since bear in mind that CA tends to be more cumbersome and expensive to have LLCs than other states.California is generally more cumbersome than other states when it comes to taxes and filings.

Just be mindful that you can't 1031 a personal residence but it might be eligible for capital gain exclusion from section 121.

Inquiring minds want to know.