I've worked with some Canadians buying  here in Ohio.Indeed, rather than selling your stocks to fund investments (and lose out on any potential price appreciation and dividend payments, as well as incurring capital gains taxes), a nice alternative is to borrow against some percentage of the holdings.You would start with the brokerage where you hold the stocks and see what their loan program looks like for the account you hold. 

Back in the day of my early start I got in "on tour" with Nouveau Riche. 

Over time your Tampa investment will start to cash flow.

Now all that, would only be a start......

Multifamily is recovering and as rates start to slightly come down more multifamily deals are being reviewed.

another issue it is about 18 months wait to get a Cabin started due to high demand for builder.  

I'd feel comfortable investing ~$50k to start off.

We started a Dayton Ohio MeetUp specifically for local networking.

Excellent start. 

It’s great to see you starting your wholesaling journey here in Houston.