If they sell now and prices rocket, they will miss an equity growth potential.

@Josh Green totally agree, there is more room for me to execute on rent growth by adding amenities and right now (I should clarify) only 3 of the rooms are available and 1 is used for storage.

I have been investing in Tampa for the past 20 years.Tampa continues to rank as one of the best cities in the U.S. for real estate investing, with a booming economy and robust job growth, along with affordable investment properties featuring generous cash flow and equity growth.Here are 5 top reasons why Metro Tampa Bay is one of the strongest real estate markets for real estate investing in the country.

My area is an area with a low population and a flat to slightly downward population growth trend over the last 10 years.

Indicators that may play into decision making includes supply/demand, population/income growth, rents increasing/decreasing, development in the community/amenties etc.

As mentioned above, Columbus schools aren't the best but the economic growth is booming. 

Buffett teaming up with Gates is inspiring with givingpledge.org but my favorite thesis of his is:The ever growing economic pie from population growth 

But after decades of growth, the city’s population has declined for the past three years, which the pandemic threatens to accelerate.

We have a lot of investors from California come this way to take advantage of the insane growth we have had over the last 5 years.

Great steady market with steadily rising population and job growth.