My questions is should I sell now and realize equity without capital gains.

By the time you realized it, you have mastered all trades of real estate.

But this, I fully realize, is the most dangerous time of learning this process.  

But, I have come to realize I am not as fast as I need to be.

She then sent me another email a week later asking if I realized she was right and if I needed her help with me my strategy.

One tenant moved out voluntarily after realizing there was a new sheriff in town.

I don't think NAR/CAR realized they back-doored themselves when they started providing data to third party sites.

I realize you can lead a horse to water, but my theory is that if If just 1 in 100 tenants listen or read these books and help their financial situation, it may reduce my turnovers and cost of turnovers.I'm curious as to if anyone has tried this or something similar in their welcome package.

You're not old, you're just maturing realizing you're getting older and beginning to be more concerned with the future.

If despite your proper planning a large gain develops in an account where you didn't expect it--well, if the account is self directed you still decide whether or not to realize the gain and unexpected gains are among the most pleasant problems you can have.