If you roll the proceeds into a new rental (or multiple properties), you avoid the immediate tax hit and keep more money working for you.

I am responding as a consumer not a STR owner we had one its lasted for us for exactly one tenant then we felt it was too much work for the return  on investment we do much better loaning money and buidling new homes than to worry about people goofing up our homes :)I do have some MTR you know fully furnished homes in Vegas and those are money makers for us top of the line tneants paying double the going rate for rent.

Anyway I can remove paint without have to spend money on putting new LVP in all the rooms covering about 1000 square feet.

Have you checked with an SEC attorney to make sure you know how to legally raise money? 

It is a complimentary strategy to pull some of your money back and hedge your bet. 

Yes, having tenants pay ACH via a Tenant Portal software is best, but not all will cooperate and some will play games that result in NSF charges.We allow tenants to deposit cash/check/money order directly at our bank into our account.Many Class C & D tenants have challenges adapting to unfamiliar ways to pay and is often not worth the hassle (and possible evictions) to get them to change:(

It's slow money.

I vote spend the time and money:)

Since hard money eats into profits, consider private lenders, local banks, or partnerships for lower-cost funding.

But Focal is making more money than my kmart headphones.I would like to go into real estate on a focal level.So the question is: which niche market has the highest returns in real estate?