You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a tax strategist willing to work with you throughout the year, not just when preparing your tax return.

If you're successful, you can use earnings to fund your own ventures.

My strategy would be to protect the money optimally from the government and from other potential filters and to optimize my time to do what I enjoy doing instead of worrying about real estate ventures. 

It sounds cheesy, but the best way to prepare is to work with a friend or two and role-play.

I am interested mostly in real estate, but will not shy away from other ventures.  

It's the folks who bot STRs during the craze, as a tax offset, as a REI venture that are going to have to tap out.

So when you go you will be better prepared.You may also get to see some attorneys and if you decide to hire one, you will see which ones actually go to court, which ones are prepared and worth their money, etc.   

The truth is, you'll need some initial capital regardless of your venture unless you're experienced in negotiating and leveraging creative financing opportunities.

The owner portion is enjoys homeowner capital gain exclusion, the rental portion does not.So it all depends on how you prepared the taxes for the last three years.

For example, when pha slaps you with a surprise inspection cause their system "forgot" to send a letter and then issues a 24 hr repair notice cause one outlet in the house does not work but they send that notice an hour before they come to reinspect lol, a $7k course is not going to have prepared you how to get an electrician the same day.