Any tax pro who is familiar with REI will be able to help you.

I think this is the sign I need to push me to familiarize myself with investing in markets.

Sell our house (~$700k) and invest in 2–3 smaller rental properties in the Houston area, a market we’re familiar with.

I'm not familiar with Pace Morby, but I'm based in STL and would be happy to help answer your questions and possibly make some introductions.

With the caveat that I'm much more familiar with traditional private equity funds than real estate investment funds, I would caution that the returns waterfall is extremely favorable for the GP.

Betting on a roulette wheel is not something I am familiar with and I am pretty much sure my mind correlated the comment to russian roulette, NOPE, I am good, lol. 

What would be the best ways to familiarize myself with construction process, while still maintaining my W-2 job? 

If you aren't familiar with Baltimore, I would suggest it's a hard no and say that you are trying too hard to make cash flow happen talking Baltimore and tax liens and auctions.

Very familiar with section 8 in the kansas city market! 

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.