So I am planning to do a cash out refinance on my house and buy additional real estate (or some other investment, could be stocks, bitcoin, multifamily syndication, etc). 

If you can, goto coinbase and set up the donation crypto for bitcoin, ethereum...and I can link this to a project in the future for sure.

Go buy some gold, I hear it’s going to $10k/ounce, or bit coin, it’s going to $250k.

So whether you have your money in real estate, P2P, notes, ETFs, bitcoin or stocks, I just want to emphasize the obvious lesson to readers - always ask yourself what happens if your expectation on timelines are wrong, and what will you do if your main exit strategy is no longer possible.

@Curtis CurleyMy answer is invest in bitcoin.

I have been considering this for the following reasons:- The cost of $245 for the test seems very reasonable given the substantial increase in returns compared to a REIT- The risk of investing in a RE syndication as a debt investor or even equity seems very low compared to the stock market or other asset classes right now - I would hope that studying for a series 7 would make someone a smarter investorAs a side note, how is it considered too risky for the average investor to invest in a real estate backed investment but investing in Bitcoin or Dogecoin is considered safe for the general public? 

@Tyler Sweet I am a firm believer in the disruptive value of blockchain technology and decentralization, and a crypto-friendly realtor in Las Vegas. 

Facebook is supposed to launch Diem.com this month (used to be called "Libra", a blockchain stable coin) things are changing but I guess not fast enough. 

Better than bit coins for prison barter.

Your COC is essentially the metric to use when comparing RE investing vs other asset classes. 100K cash into a home, or 100K into gold, bitcoin, Vanguard, etc.