is one option better than the other or is it just personal preference ?

See if there are any options for you to look at.  

I’m learning about the different investing options and ways you can make money from real estate.

One way to think about it could be to tokenize the properties and have the shareholders hold tokens in these properties combined with the right to use the properties that have shares in.I wonder how you would want to make sure that the numbers work. if it is just a matter of a number of people sharing the properties with each other, you could just do that on AirBnB, but if there ownership is to go farther, some more details would need to be revealed.Based on what you have described, I don;t really see an incentive for any investor to do a deal like that when staying in other countries can be done with VRBO or hotels, or AirBnB, or many other options.

There are a few options.1.

Are there any other options? 

This phase in your financial journey is akin to setting up the foundation of a building; a solid foundation ensures stability and growth.

Is there an option to prorate the capital gains?  

What are my options?

Your exit strategies could vary from doing a lease option, selling sub-2 and still maybe getting your equity paid over time or cash out and 1031 into a property closer to where you are going..maybe buy a multi family and hosue hack it...Let me know if you'd like to discuss further, Best of Luck!