Assuming you are in a major city where it's expensive and assuming you have your construction/architect/re/engineer team and know your construction and real estate inside and out trying to do a small flip in under a year (not buy hold) do you think your better off in the stock market?

You can use the gain from stocks to invest in that zone, and defer the tax.I do have a rental property in that zone.

And as far as risks go, the only risks I'm willing to take are those in real estate (not into investing in the stock market until a lead comes my way).

I currently have a part-time job which allows me to start saving up for it and I have been able to save up a meaningful amount since I started working a year ago which I put in the stock market for now. 

Just like any stock I have but offers a bit more dividend than I can ask for.

No one wants to be 10% short on stock when laying a floor and there is substantial waste just because of the different floor sizes and shapes.

Hi Michael, and if you are looking for something like 8% or even 10%, does not stock market look better than RE at this point?

However, might it be better to "cash out", pay the capital gains on the house now, and then invest what is left in the stock market or some other investment?

Hopefully, this introduction will be one more 'push' for me to get started.2) I like to work with people.3) RE feels more 'real' and engaging than the stock market.4) I want the financial freedom.What do you think?

I have roughly $27,000 in retirement and stocks that I have been investing (I did internships all through college).