By working for a larger corporation you are gaining an unfair advantage, by letting them train and develop you (while you are getting paid) and you do real estate on the side.This idea is not from me, read RichDad. 

I’m currently in the research phase for obtaining my first property, and I am looking to gain insight on market trends, investment strategies, and project management.

It also requires gaining a level of sophistication and knowledge that not everyone has the time, inclination or ability to do.

There is no current tax on rental income and capital gains.

The purpose of this type of method is to gain an income stream on a monthly basis, which t-bills don't do.

Sounds more like trying to win a popularity contest, aiming to gain votes and likes from people here that also have something against wholesaling.But OK let me play along.Let's fact-check this:OP: "It’ll truly be strange to even hear people and gurus trying to make big money off it."

Thoughts and suggestions or too complex and take the hit on capital gains tax as I sell my rentals?

Lot's of exciting traction in the MTR space.

@Kyle Cross, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think maybe what you're getting at is potentially pitching to your parents that you would like to take a shot at personally managing the units to gain experience and some form of compensation.

Ok, if it's still sounding do-able, the next issue is that section 179 can't be used to create a business loss, so it would only reduce your taxes for the year if your rentals are operating as a taxable gain (but rentals are often at a tax loss thanks to depreciation).