Taxes and transaction costs will take a huge toll on any gains, and that's assuming you're lucky enough to be able to sell for a gain when needed.I do keep money in the stock market, but it is not earmarked for RE transactions except as a last resort.

I am new and looking for ways to ear mark capital for InvestingI have roughly $100K in home equity. 

You say most of your money is essentially earmarked for these 5 homes and it sounds like they're not even producing cash flow yet since you state "the rents will be $1600.00 per month" ... not that they are actually renting for $1600/mo.

I really have very little cash reserves (that are not earmarked for something or another) and have used my home and properties' equity to buy more properties.Ideally, pay off credit cards, save a nest egg for emergencies, then invest with only what you can afford to lose - but us Americans are an impatient people and want to start or build right now.

I would use 10% of your total return earmarked for cap ex/ maintenance.

I do have a wealth advisor that I’ll be placing other money with, this 500-1m is earmarked for real estate investors.

This is money earmarked for investments. 

Further guidance from US Dept of Treasury released on Friday.https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm53...link to PDF at bottom.......In skimming it, here's some notes that are not 'CPA proofed' but what I'm gathering:Seems that a maximum committed time is communicated - in other words, 10 years is the minimum holding time to get the preferrable (0%) capital gains treatment during a sale event - but there's guidance now to indicate that 20 1/2 years is the total time that the treatment (at a minimum) will occur, so as I'm guessing to prevent a future change and not encourage a situation where everyone wants to sell their assets/businesses, etc right when the 10 years kicks inSeems there may only be a 6 month window to place funds / earmark funds as available for an opportunity fund. 

It's technically earmarked for a future expense, so I would assume it is not included?

No more riders or earmarks to bills.