Too many entrepreneurs make good money each year but pay Uncle Sam 35-50% of it.It takes a long time to build a massive wealth snowball when 1/3 to 1/2 of your snow gets chopped off each year.Real estate can help with this.The best model I've seen is:1.

Can I sell some of my stock held long-term for 3 yrs at etrade to further offset the gains?

You can mitigate almost all of the risk by just hiring an excellent property manager. 

Most of the investors I work with are looking at doing a cash out refi every 2-5 years, depending on the market.  

We live on the opposite side of Canada for work right now relative to where this house/city is.

We offer it at TFSB but it does require the basics like qualified credit score, DTI ratios - Must have W2 or (2 years of 1099 income) to qualify.

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

You should have a good idea of what it's worth based on what you paid and the comps you looked at before you closed.

And the rest of the story is depreciation recapture…

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?