And unlike a lot of other coaches/mentors/personalities in this space, they participate in all the activities on the schedule themselves, too!

@Willam KuczmeraIf you decide to proceed with the distribution, the following IRS web page is a good resource for the rules and tax consequences. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/401k-resource-guide-plan-participants-general-distribution-rules

2) Employment - The current unemployment rate is meaningless without also including the participation rate.

But as one participant said, given the difficulties of getting new BFR online (particularly capital restraints), those who can get new BFR developments to lease-ready status in the next year or two should be handsomely rewarded by a lack of inventory.

Participate in online forums, go to local real estate meetups, and make connections with seasoned investors.

Be proud of that. 

Once you have a tax pro they can help you on more complex matters such as Cost segregation, material participation and effective tax strategies that can be used to reduce W-2 income.

Do you not participate in deals that will not double your money annually at a minimum?

Participate in online forums, go to local real estate meetups, and talk to seasoned investors.

Like any investment the more control you have on the investment the more you can participate in the outcome of the investment and ideally leverage your expertise in achieving good outcomes.