The rise of FAANG+Nvidia stock is giving lot more buying power to some tech employees although layoff is also widespread. 

If you don't mind debt at this point you could move further into NNN ownership which gives you plenty of opportunity to be involved without being on call 24/7.I'm thinking though that you might be a better candidate to use the Delaware Statutory Trust to keep your toes in the water but also have more leisure time while still generating income.DSTs work well with 1031 because you must vet them like a piece of real estate not a stock. 

For example, if your EMD is $2,000, they will lend you that amount for a fee.Borrow against stock portfolios - If you have a stock portfolio or retirement accounts, most brokerages will allow you to borrow up to 40% of the portfolio's market value.

Since I am familiar with stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) already, I thought why not give it a shot and see what is in for me in this industry?

Somewhere with multifamily stock, job/pop growth and where you want to live

what is really needed is :- online forum like biggerpocket or similar like seekingalpha.com for stock- a private only investor forum for more very niche / advanced topics- just by following some smart and experienced people in these forum (les say Jay/Steve/Marcus) these are what's needed- even now, these days twitter has be come a very good resource for real estate too as both side of argumentation (long or sell) is always available, twitter is especially very resourful for very advanced economics explanation and also commercial RE.

What is less predictable is the timing.

Want predictable efficient results?

. $5mil in RE and $5mil in REIT's/stocks gives you great diversification, liquidity, and cash flow in my opinion.

But to the north, west and south, there has (almost) always been a stock of housing that was more affordable than in Boston.But then all of that housing stock kept rising in price, and earning power didn't keep up.