I have a small portfolio of stocks and CD's but nothing much to speak of.   

I live in Seattle, WA and don't feel like spending all of my Amazon stock on properties around me

From my understanding, this allows an investor to sell stocks or another investment and reinvest the capital gains into real estate without paying capital gains tax.

I took a look and the part is out of stock, but has an expected shipping date of Dec 11, 2018 if I order today.

In other words you have a stock portfolio that you don't want to touch so you use those stocks as collateral for a loan.

Using leverage to buy an asset whether real estate or a stock or a business adds more risk to the equation. 

The worst a seller can do, is say no.On average, you can get a 7% return by simply investing in the stock market, I would personally like to shoot for 12% or more.

There would not be any gift tax implications as the ownership interest (new partnership interests or stock if a Corp)  has no value and your can do unlimited gifts to spouse. 

Like many of you, I’ve put in the hours and years at my day job, saved, done the right things, and realized that I need to be doing more than relying on stocks and 401(k)s (I’m not a fan of mutual funds).

Stock market?