The land market here has really taken off over the last 10 years.

It’s not uncommon to feel like you’re overthinking it—finding the right balance between investment potential and family comfort can be tricky.Since both your current and future properties are in a growing area, focus on the overall market trends and the amenities the neighborhoods offer.

If the property has continued to appreciate, perhaps him buying you out at market value makes the most sense, then take the cash and roll into a new property.It sounds like you would like him to pick up another $500/month (pay you the $1,000/mo rent + pay 50% of the remaining mortgage split). 

However, given its design and commercial-like feel—originally built as a retreat center with a strong Japanese influence—I’m uncertain about the best market to target for a sale.I’m hoping that someone in this group might have connections or advice on how to approach selling a property like this.

You only pay them if you are in a challenging market (e.g.

The one caveat I have about that area is that it is starting to be classified as a declining market.

Happy to connect when you need help sourcing off market Augusta GA deals.

Or dive into the other town and learn from scratch all over again on the rental market? 

They sent a very professional slide pitch deck that showed all of their justifications around that specific market, e.g. employment market, housing shortage data, the new developments in the area, the air bnb data, etc. etc.They also stated the numbers were conservative (7 year to reach the target returns) and that likely it will be year 4-5.

. - What markets are good markets for investing/buying large multifamiliy apartment complexes?