It depends on your personality and tolerance, however.

It ultimately depends on your investment goals and risk tolerance.

Looking for some recommendations that accept non-accredited investors, thank you  Every investor has a different risk tolerance, comes from a different financial situation, and has different financial goals.

Some areas have landlord-friendly laws that make property management smoother.Local Amenities and Infrastructure:Access to amenities like public transportation, schools, shopping centers, and parks can be attractive to potential tenants.Market Research and Data:Utilize tools and resources like census data, real estate market reports, and investment property platforms to gather insights about different markets.Risk Tolerance:Assess your risk tolerance and investment horizon.

Higher often equal higher rewards, but only you know your personal risk tolerance.

Risk Tolerance - Underwrite too aggressively and your deal will underperform.

It will increase cash flow, reduce leverage, and the only downside is that the total asset value would be 50% lower, so I would get appreciation only on $150,000 and not on $300,000, but overall in the grand scheme of things I think it makes more sense, rather than scraping $100 a month but feel like you're fully optimized and every penny allocated according to the spreadsheet.I also realize everyone's risk tolerance and situation is different, if I have to sum it up this situation to me feels like a no brainer because numbers wise (trust me I ran the numbers) - cash flow would remain the same (assuming I went on with cashing out and buying more) but with lower debt so more room for error, and where I am "missing out" is debt paydown which again, with these rates is really insignificant, and appreciation on a higher total amount of assets, which I'm happy to give up on for the time being and swap it for greater peace of mind.What are your thoughts?

Be prepared for capital gains taxes and have a plan in place for when and how to exit the investment.Risk Tolerance: Appreciation-focused strategies can be riskier compared to cash flow investments.

(specifically find some of the local landlord groups - most are still virtual so you could easily connect with them from anywhere).Get to know the markets and your tolerance for crime, what you want to see in regulations. 

Your investment style/technique is going to depend on a number of different factors - cash available, risk tolerance level, goals, etc.