It sounds as if you are at a gate point in your "path" that you have determined you have a desire to grow bigger.

If you're a young person who is 100% dedicated to being a real estate entrepreneur, pulling the money out could be decent seed capital for starting your investment business.If you're a bit older and just looking to grow your net worth, doing a self directed account and not taking the massive hit probably makes more sense.

Not a home run deal, but it's in a quickly growing/appreciating​ area.

Hey everyone,I own a real estate photo/video company and we are growing fast.

They purchased properties in growing areas with predictable long-term appreciation. 

In southern states, home sales are expected to grow by 6% in 2018 rather than 2.5% (the national average). 70% of homeowners prefer to list with a real estate agent who uses video marketing to advertise their home.Main Takeaways Consider hiring a professional house stager — Heck, why wouldn’t you do it if the house will spend less time on the market and the seller will get 6% above the listed price?

I recently found and joined the BP community and I am excited to further my REI knowledge along with my wife to start and grow our REI business we are planning on starting.

I've worked in the venture capital and private equity world as well getting a close up view of numerous businesses as the grow. 

They are a growing property management company in central PA and I think they will manage properties in Schuylkill County.

BRRRR is a good way to grow your portfolio.