Re Sched D:  this is not a stock where there was a sale.  

My husband and I could get a 100k line of credit against our stock portfolio (4% interest only payment.) 

I have been investing in stocks for the past 10 years and I am trying to make the transition into real estate investing.

This beats a CEO with his own personal corporate jet bought by shareholders' money any day.4) Forced Appreciation - When you buy $100k worth of stock, the only thing you might be able to do to personally raise the stock price is write the company's board a letter telling them to work harder and hope for the best.

I don't, and I don't have any interest in developing them- it sounds like a drag to me.But it seems to me that you are offering a potentially plausible, but hardly predictable and repeatable, scenario. 

Some turned upside down.14 years ago today I was unemployed, renting an apartment in Irvine I couldn't afford and had about $15K in mutual funds to my name which was wiped out in the stock market turmoil in the days following that horrific event.

I mostly dabbled into stock investing but I find it somewhat boring.For me there is just too much to learn in REI and I really like challenges plus I like to kind of get active out there and get my hands dirty.My gameplan isGet into buy and hold Single Family Residential and mobile homes Investing whether locally or in emerging markets out of State.Build cash and then invest into Small Multi-Family residentsHopefully after building even more cash then invest into apartments, commercial property, raw lands, and mobile home parks.I'm open to connecting with like minded people to share knowledge and maybe potentially collaborate with.

Everyone's afraid of stocks right now.  

The project is predicted to be completed in 5 to 8 years I believe.  

Part of the problem is that it's much more difficult to "buy the market" in real estate, than the stock market.