I have strong business acumen and an analytical mind from my years working in corporate America, but I’m having difficulty taking the knowledge I’ve amassed over the last year (books, podcasts, and online research), and deploying it in the real world.

Then you can deploy that capital into a new property, put less down, have more cash on hand and get a stronger ROI on the next deal.

I am a stay at home mom and my husband is deployed currently so we only have his income to work off of.

@Mitchell R.Most investors are always looking for ways to deploy their cash.

My CPA is good at my complex finances for my deployable job, but I see not so much with real estate.

As long as your deploy your capital in a way that is more effective than just paying a 3% loan, you will come out ahead at the end of the game. 

I want to deploy 50k into a large apartment building or something of the sorts. 

You can get the cash now and pay the taxes so you can deploy elsewhere.

Rentals in midwest are a good idea, I would personally never recommend turnkey and while Dallas is a booming market you should spend a lot of time researching the nuance of any place before you deploy capital. 

I think getting as much of my money back out as i can and then deploying it into either a smart rental investment where the numbers make sense, or another primary residence if/when the time comes that I actually want to be in is the way to go here.