Here’s a quick take on each option:Sell and buy in SoCal: This offers simplicity and high appreciation potential, but with all capital tied up, it limits flexibility if the faculty housing waitlist falls through.Keep current home as a rental, downsize in SoCal: This maximizes long-term profit through appreciation of both properties but might feel tight financially and in space.

Even if the numbers look good, you will get tons of competition that eventually will drive the price off your excel sheets.

It seemed to have all the desirable characteristics - excellent location close to beach, safe gated community, all the amenities, etc.

It’s fantastic to see your passion for BRRRR, mid-term rentals, and money lending—those are excellent strategies to build a diversified and thriving real estate portfolio.

TIf you're goal is to scale, they are an excellent option for while bypassing some of the stricter requirements of traditional financing.

We are happy because the choices we have made have put us in the path of what we love to do and we can excel at it because we feel supported by a network that no matter the question, someone has the answer.

Excited about learning from those doing it at a much higher level than me, and networking and educational opportunities seem excellent as well!

We have quite a few resources here such as our STR Calculator, STR Newsletter, and our bookstore which has "Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth" that is excellent. 

The Twin Cities has traditionally been an excellent place for growth, but there are many metro areas that will offer you similar profits.

And then the investors going to repeat the same euphoria again lolIts wolf eating wolf and eating wolf-way of business.Now every GP outthere, look at the same excel sheet, find me all complex that would have debt maturity in 2024, I would buy it all with 20% discount LOL LOLKind of.