<prompt> Human: Hello all. I am 31, make around 270k, and not sure what I should do about buying another home. Currently I live in a van on the peninsula and rent out my house that I bought in 2012 for 489k. The mortgage is 2600 and I rent it for 3800. I was going thru my bank to refinance to pull out about 170k plus about 100k in liquid cash that I have saved up for a down payment. My question is should I keep living in my van and save more, refi and buy another house, or possibly sell it since it appraised for about 900k and take the cash and put it down on a newer home deeper into Silicon Valley? Not sure what is the best avenue for long term investment.  <response>: One part of your situation isnt like the other parts. 