A few asked questions that resulted in 2-3 email exchanges.

You could invest in a REIT, but those trade (and are valued) like stocks.

I would love to provide value to anyone that needs help in exchange for knowledge and experience. 

I'm sure any IPO plans will now be delayed to when markets recover.I have finally made some money on stocks.

Since you need the money in 4-5 years, I wouldn't put it in real estate, but the stock market is on sale right now.

So your new basis is $150K just like you said.But don't think of it as anything to do with mortgage because that can trip you up down the road if doing a partial exchange or reducing mortgage and paying more in cash.Purchase at least as much as your net sale and you carry forward your adjusted cost basis. 

You also would be withdrawing from your IRA when the stock market is extremely low.

I'd say at this point, take whatever money you have left and invest in airline stocks.  

Microsoft and Amazon are moving in, the city just installed 5G (first city of its size to do so), 48% of the housing stock is affordable to millennials.

My goal is to also work in the stock market, I have already started to invest, but for real estate, I do not know a lot of information about it.