The rental housing stock consists of many old up/down duplexes. 

I missed out on fantastic appreciation from 2013 to present because I was so focused on out of state (houston, memphis, Indy, San antonio, chicago, atlanta) investing.Just remember that real estate does not move fast like the stock market.   

I'm thinking of moving some of my stock market investments to real estate... to diversify, and because it sounds more fun and tangible.

I know BP has the Money Show Podcast forum area, but is there a place on BP where discussions happen about general investing, stock market, etc.?

If you have one of the major financial institutions (Fidelity, Schwab, Merryl Lynch, Wells Fargo, etc.) setup your plan then they as custodian will limit your investment choices to that of their offerings, usually stocks, mutual funds and bonds.

@Matt Fore Yes it does have to be capital gain although there is some language that just references "gains" so we are waiting on additional guidance as to whether ordinary gains would qualify.I think the reason capital gains need to be invested into the funds instead of straight cash is that by recognizing a capital gain you are selling something which promotes economic activity (selling stocks, businesses, real estate, etc.)

Take Ruckle St in MFC for instance. 2900 rough. 3000 nice. 3100 rough. 3200 rough but improving. 3300 decent (great housing stock though).

Was reading a thread on Reddit and someone mentioned a 1032 exchange- exchange of corporation stock for property.

If you buy a newspaper or internet service to evaluate stocks your Ira is going to buy-is that PT- I don’t think so.

My long term goal is financial freedom, I spent my 20s grinding away thinking all debt was bad and the stock market would do it for me.