And you now have 3 rental instead of 2.If the rental was marginally good, or had deferred cap ex looming, or didn't stress test positive after a cash out (barring crazy potential appreciation) then the right move would have been to sell and 1031.Watch your leverage and keep it reasonable as we enter a late market. 

What cap rate are you looking for?

If you can keep your overall income including the cap gains in the limits for 0% cap gains is your best bet if possible. 

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What you want to do is save money and make sure that your first property is running at top speed, meaning all cap ex has been taken care of and no expected issues are in sight.

You'll pay less for the property up front, may get a higher cap rate, and you'll pay a premium for someone else to effectively manage it.

If not call them out as a cool feature or do something to mitigate the issue before renters set foot in the house.

Hi Stephanie- we currently are locked in at a rate of 3.25 for a loan that is capped at 776k (right before it hits Jumbo in our state).

I would like to "buy this fourplex from myself" and not have to sell it and take the ST Cap Gains hit.

If you want double-digit cap rates and COC returns that are landlord-friendly, I have found that KC and OH have been great at delivering those types of returns.