You have not sheltered the gain in value of the property and will still be in a high tax bracket due to the size of the distribution.

If you can find an active investor with a REALTOR recommendation it can be solid gold.By the way, you may benefit from Long Distance Real Estate Investing by @David Greene.

He agreed to join in investing with me and work for me for no costs at the start of our business (all income would be going back into the business until it's financially self-sufficient)On top of that HUGE benefit seeing as contractors absolutely drain cash during a rehab, my dad told me that he will possibly help financially support me in the start of my business.

You get the benefits of ownership, none of the ownership headaches, and passive income.

I'm an Airbnb host, I have 4 that I own, rehabbing 3 more than will be airbnbs as well, after that I don't plan to buy more, just rent and make it an Airbnb, when you talk to the owner you have to explain the benefits of letting you do Airbnb (house continually kept up and clean, great airbnb reviews with solid house rules, I plan to offer to fix any minor issues so he's totally hands off unless it's a big issue with the house).

I would love to network with other investors of all levels of expertise and possibly find someone who I can partner up with and provide assistance to in their own business in some way in exchange for gaining knowledge and hands-on experience.Whether your new or seasoned please feel free to reach out.

Right now I am trying to consider the costs/benefits of taking some money out of stocks to buy a property in Belize, with the goal being using it for short-term rentals.

You should see gains in occupancy and income in the second year.

And will we benefit from the LLC in the long run?

Your 'loss' is Uncle Sam's gain!