I would like to keep it as a rental as well.

Me personally though, I always try to look for scenarios where cash flow & CoC, as well as other indicators (DCR, GEI, etc.) perform a bit more aggressively/positively in both the short term and long term.

The next one will be Oct 24th, I'll be posting that soon in the event forums as well :)

I fly back to take a tour of his market meet his wife as well on my dime..

They are cheap, and will get cheaper in coming recession, as tourism to Vegas will decline, and they have superior growth and great management, that know what they are actually doingADC -(Agree Realty), they do what I do privately, but on a bigger scale, run by Joey Agree , very smart, they have excellent growth, multi-tenant, triple net retail, and grocery anchored Retail, they will benefit from massive secular tailwinds, as there has been under construction in retail for years, due to fear of E-commerce, higher construction costs/insurance costs, post GFC under financing-construction, etc, so existing inventory is commanding higher rents, we are bumping new leases by 7-11%, they will get this endogenous earnings growth for yearsthese should perform well over next 10 years, never buy anything in Real Estate for less than 10 years, to allow to go through cycles, and if you can buy in 401k/IRA so dividends can be re-invested tax freegood luck, you have to monitor your E-REITS like you would any other stock, closely, as they move with sentiment not just on NAV like private Real estate, so you can't just dose em w 200mg of propofol and walk away, not that you'd ever do that :)good luck

I lived in SLO for a while and know that area well. 

Also, I'm not sure where you got your numbers from but I would recommend the following:1) Contact a realtor for a market analysis on your property, offer them $50 but they'll probably do it for free if you know them well.

It is a much more Blue Collar area and the duplexes acquired by the investors that I have worked with, are doing well.  

I had a lender basically tell me I was making a colossal mistake and haven't slept well since, so this is beyond helpful!

Well identifying your goal is the first step.