But I now own over 5 million in real estate with about 50% equity by using my retirement funds.

Are there any current active investors in that area who can share their experience of that area and what kind of rents they are fetching?

Now comes the million-dollar question: Are you next in line to dive headfirst into the MHC phenomenon and capitalize on this very hot opportunity?

Washington DC I'd want $1 million liquid.

Even at a purchase price of $1 million in the Boston metro, that's only like $50k plus closing costs versus using all your money on one deal.

Bigger Pockets has a book called First to a Million, and it's just for you.Check out chapters 26 and 27.

The nutball sister estimates $2 million. 

I’d like to grow to $300 Million in velocity of money.

We concluded that John had gone over “to the other side” and sold out to become rich.In 2012 John Beck was named in a lawsuit brought by the FTC, and was on the losing end of a $478 million judgement for defrauding 1 million investors!  

There is a whole thread started by an investor who publicly shares his crowdfunding deals using a Gsheet, here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/520/topics/294382-i-put-2-million-into-20-crowd-fund-deals-posting-performance?