If you adopt a long-term time horizon and allow an HSA to accumulate and grow, and have the discipline not to tap into it each year or spend it (like is required with an FSA), you might have the opportunity down the road to self-direct it into real estate or alternative assets. 

I do agree that 18 months from now around election time you will see an uptick, my whole point since last fall was take 1-2 years, accumulate money and be prepared to buy up some real estate.

If your goal is to accumulate 1+ homes you can hold and rent out then I guess I wouldn't sell.

She would not leave the property after her lease had expired, and her due rent kept accumulating until now.

We are high earners but haven't accumulated much yet. 

Now may very well be the time to selectively accumulate positions.

Would love to learn what people think about accumulating cash flow positive properties and building a real estate portfolio either in the city or suburbs of Philadelphia.

Each additional property is purchased with accumulated equity from the previous properties.

There are tow ways to accumulate the capital required for a RE Deal

At that point, some or all of your accumulated losses may be deductible in that year.