I’ve been in similar shoes, starting out small and gradually building up to handling larger projects.

I'm a huge MTR fan as well. :)I've got a SFH in Knoxville TN, and a room/bathroom (in my 2 bed 2 bath apartment) here in Chicago, both of which I keep as MTRs and self-manage.

I'm a big fan of making things as easy as possible when first starting out.

On the other hand, if you sell the Stockton home now, you’ll be mortgage-free sooner on the Sacramento property and can start saving or reinvesting more aggressively.If I were in your shoes (and as someone who’s seen the ups and downs of California real estate for over two decades), I’d lean towards keeping the Stockton property.

My name is Jonah,  I'm a long time fan and listener of the BP Podcast and decided to finally jump in the forum! 

Myself I am not personally a fan of Texas because of prop taxs and insurance..

In fact, I am a big fan of these restrictions.

A friend recently asked me to compare two Houston zip codes, 77008 and 77063, from an investment perspective.Now, I'm a big fan of Texas, but the first thing I said to him was that the weather is HORRENDOUS.

The problem is that the property gets really hot in the summer, and it only has an attic fan.

When the air or heat comes on , it turns the fan at a consistent fast speed.