I would keep the brokerage account and focus on the tried-and-true practice of saving up for a new investment.

Managing investor expectations. The goal here is to align with investors and educate them about the benefits of long-term strategies. By setting appropriate expectations, we can ensure a smooth and successful investme...

Growing total holdings, resetting Cap-x clock, roll every dollar into that expanded holdings, and let it run 5-7yrs. 

This conveys confidence and ensures you don’t end up overpaying or taking on unfavorable terms.Negotiate More Than Just PricePrice isn’t the only factor in a deal—other terms can often be just as valuable.

Still can be very beneficial for a new investor but personally I think not as good as a service as they had with their exclusive listings where they had inspections already done, rent rolls available, and you can complete the entire offer/acceptance via their platform rather than being handed off to an agent. 

You can take any proceeds tax free and roll into a different investment. 

Most residents that are eligible sign up for this rebate.

@Steve Babiak, unless he registered with Pennsylvania as a contractor, he would not show up on there, the company as the OP stated is from NJ where he would be registered. he should be registered in PA if he is doing work there, so i agree, he should have shown up on those sites, i am a contractor in NJ but do not do work in PA, not even my own properties, so i do not show up on those sites.

Those are great options for rolling renovation costs into your mortgage.

Hi @Abigail King - Love that you are coming up to Chicago for some meetups.