I have been making huge strides to change how I budget and save money, and have immersed myself in absorbing any knowledge I can about real estate investing.With that I have to admit that my questions greatly outweigh my solutions right now.

Just keep in mind that getting, and maintaining a license isn't free, so make sure that the benefits you'll get from having it will outweigh the costs.

For my own part, the benefits of licensure far outweigh the costs, since I'm constantly turning over properties. 

There is still high appreciation likely to continue the rest of this year but that's your call if you want play the "will the appreciation gained outweigh the negative cash flow" game.

In general the better operators don't need to work with crowdfunding companies because the downside outweighs the upside presently.  

Does the potential reward outweigh the potential risk?

The long-term gain here likely outweighs the short-term gain.  

I think it's a case where the risk outweighs the possible reward.All of this is strictly my opinion, based on my experience in CA.

You win - they (might also) win.Because if you don't sell now, is your UNCERTAIN further future capital gain going to far outweigh the CG tax you will otherwise be up for later?

The cash flow I'll get by doing this definitely out weighs any cash flow I can get from purchasing another property.