I am basically shorting the US-dollar.

If said guru also has a relationship with an LLC creation company that over-charges by thousands of dollars, then it’s obvious why they tell you that you need one!   

Do you think every investor made a 100%+ return on every dollar spent?

Investing in NNN lease (Walgreens, Dollar General, etc are your tenants) is also fairly passive, but you maintain a bit more control. 

Metro’s business with the continued expansion and advancement of Artificial Intelligence.Other catalysts include Virginia Tech’s new 600,000 square foot, 1 billion dollar Innovation Campus in Alexandria just outside D.C., 300,000 square feet of which was completed last week and is now open for students.

That said, if you are working for a company that does not allow real estate in their 401(k) setup (most dont allow) then I can see where you might look at where is best to put my hard earned dollars. 

you not on one of the major listing sites you are missing a lot of revenue potential Penny wise dollar poor

If you scour Craigslist, FB Marketplace or OfferUP, you will find some amazing deals on quality USA made furniture for pennies on the dollar.

Offer to help with lead generation, driving for dollars, cold calling, or even administrative tasks.

If i sell my SFR rental for $450k and equity is, for example, $200k...Can i invest 100k into a new SFR worth $275k and invest the remaining 100k into a sponsored DST or TIC (which deals are usually multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars?