In my particular market, the active listings have gone from 504 at the lowest point in the summer to around 1400 now so it's getting closer to a balanced market but still about 2500 listings short.

Due to the DoD hiring over 80% of the local workforce and the slow to no appreciation, I sold that property and shifted my focus to a market that would appreciate and help me achieve my FI goals. 

If everyone has carpet and vinyl flooring, then a laminate wood upgrade could provide that finishing touch that is better than the others without a major price increase to you.This all becomes a happy balance between design and budget and that takes experience.

Hey Jeremiah, I lean towards selling the property because that's exactly what I did when I first started getting serious about investing and that first sale put me in a great position I couldn't have achieved otherwise.  

The question is more about what to do on a daily basis to achieve the goals more effectively. 

Looking to scale into the multifamily arena, I began investigating services that offer opportunities to join their community and "be coached" to achieve this task more effectively.Most of these services charge upwards of $20k-$40k. 

If you have more of a balance on your credit cards then you should pay them down as well.

Balance on it is about $160k. 

Most of the folks we see self-directing their retirement assets have significant balances from years of contributions and (one would hope) earnings on those contributions.

@Francisco Martinez IIIQOZ investments can be very tax efficient ways to handle capital gains on a balance sheet.