This could allow you to use the full amount for purchasing real estate without needing to sell your stocks outright and incurring significant tax implications.

Double close: You do actually purchase a property and then sell it the same day to another buyer.

Quote from @Yaroslav Shtogun: Hello Community,I am seeking advice on the following real estate situation:I’m in the process of purchasing a double lot property (100x100 in an RS-50 zone) that includes a 1,200 sqft wood-frame house and a 640 sqft detached garage.

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

If you want to combine two or more lesser sales into one higher purchase that is fine as long as your purchase meets the timing requirements for each sale.  

You can indefinitely defer the tax and use it to purchase nicer property/properties, as well as not have to recapture any depreciation.

Best toilets I've purchased. 

Purchased a little too high at the buy (I knew it at the time too), does a little better than breaking even on cashflow, and took too long to rehab.

I went through similar experience when I purchase rentals from a turnkey provider in Indianapolis.

With that in mind, I’m considering purchasing four rental units over the next four years to build a stream of income that could help supplement my retirement by age 68.The challenge I’m facing is that the deals I’ve come across so far don’t make financial sense.