Do you have any investment accounts you can withdrawal from?

Most areas its the big boys that buy them, especially online sales and I could not find a competitive advantage for myself

Because cap rates do not take into account capital expenditures and property condition.

And it matters what kind of apartments are coming online.

Either spend the time necessary to learn investing (researching online is free) or partner with one of the investors from #1 above and earn a little on each deal until you feel you no longer need a partner. 3. 

Hey guys- my name is Jonathan and I have a typical 9-5 job the finance/accounting.

I also like to spend time trying to research online a bit prior to making a trip. 

There are a bunch of online services that can run credit and criminal checks without breaking a sweat.

On a good month of sales I can save 20k+ but on a bad month maybe only like 5kI have 101k saved in the account but I’m hesitant to plunge it all into my first deal, so that’s how I came up with 50k was using half, so that I have some easily accessible cash in reserves for living expenses, emergencies, etc. 

This is definitely a question for your CPA and your SEC attorney.From my experience, it would seem easier to leave the property in the trust until you are ready to bring the investors online.