I was contemplating selling but I am hesitant about too.

On the flip side of that rents are pretty high and any homes that are more affordable sell quickly.I have been considering getting into developing but I would have to get partners to help with the financing.

@Taahir Shaikh The only real benefit I can see to this strategy is that when you go to sell it you will have a more likely pool of buyers who want to live in the house as opposed to investors who want to rent the house and will not pay as much for it.

One huge question i have is why would someone sell a duplex that already has tenants living in both homes.

If you have good amount of equity in the property, you may be better off selling and redeploying into a few additional properties.

I want to sell a rental property and use a 1031 to get a construction loan to build on this plot.

I have seen luxury rentals sell in the $2M range that generated over $275-300k but they move fast.

That being said, we are considering to sell and invest in something less management intensive.

My first thought is to build 15 Duplexes as i like the idea of being able to sell one or several if needed as any point in the future.

,My take on it is if you're willing to trade your time for money ("savings"), sell everything and go get a W2 j.o.b.Painters know painting - you don't need to.