I'm very excited about this Texas Stock Exchange that should open in 2026 too.

He's a stock market guy but the practice works just as ell for RE. 

Knowledge of real estate principles, the title transfer process, and real estate laws specific to the county and state the subject property is located in4.

@Rick Albert- One way I've found around this is to take a loan against a stock account. 

What may be somewhat unique is the retirement account isn’t technically a 401k that I can access whenever I want - it’s private company stock which I can only cash out upon death, termination, or retirement.

Reason for this is that our 40% partner who leads the group purchasing the property accepted a SUBORDINATED note for his interest in order to put the deal together.Bottom line is this, by utilizing a number of CREATIVE real estate principles, financing, deal making, etc. we have increased our wealth by anywhere from $235,000 to $635,000 over what we would have had accepting a cash sale.  

Not lazing around in a deck chair all day and having checks just flow into your mailbox like they might with Dividends from owning a stock certificate.3) I would love any feedback on what you think are the main forces holding people back from becoming financially free.21% Of the population Is on government assistance- many in here like that and wish there were more because they benefit from the section 8 rental assistance program that these people use to be able to keep a roof over their heads.

@V.G JasonI think a lot of the principles of FIRE are good.  

Tbh it’s really not a great time to invest right now, the yields are for the most part with a few exceptions below what you can get in a bond/stock.

In the investment space, whether it be syndications, SFR, Airbnb, or hedge funds or stock market: anyone that is "promising" or "guarantees" any type of return should be viewed very skeptically.