My strategy is fluid at the moment with some of the national current events potentially affecting my job.

Property managers typically belong to state or national organizations that continuously update their contracts and processes to maintain compliance.

Please feel free to utilize me as a resource if you want to run through a deal or discuss any of the national or local wholesalers out there. 

I've worked with some Canadians buying  here in Ohio.Indeed, rather than selling your stocks to fund investments (and lose out on any potential price appreciation and dividend payments, as well as incurring capital gains taxes), a nice alternative is to borrow against some percentage of the holdings.You would start with the brokerage where you hold the stocks and see what their loan program looks like for the account you hold. 

If the ADU doesn’t meet IRS guidelines, you could face capital gains tax liability.

Capital Gains & Exit Strategies: If I decide to sell in the future, what are the best ways to reduce capital gains taxes?

He gives an example of 123 Main street (total profit/total invested capital)/time in years.

I feel like a condo would allow me to: 1) Get experience and my foot in the door with little capital.2) Protect me from getting wiped out by an unknown capex expense.3) Potentially house hack.4) Not feel bad about burning money on rent. 

In a head to head comparison of pure after-tax growth, MBDR wins as all of the earnings on contributions are tax free whereas earnings in a taxable account are subject to capital gains upon sale.

There are definitely ways to make money in real estate without needing initial capital but I would say those are fewer and less likely in the current market.