I have been saving and investing in the stock market in order to build (what I thought was) the necessary capital to begin my Real Estate journey.  

Stock analysts run regressions and mock portfolios for months before implementing a new strategy.

I'm looking at 30yrs before retirement; assuming a 5% yearly stock market appreciation I'd have to put about $2,440 dollars into an IRA every single month for 30 years to hit 2 million dollars. 

Stocking the apt with ikea furniture pays for itself in only a couple months.

I recommend checking with your local building inspector.Due to the dimensional differences between lumber today and 1890 lumber, you will most likely have to rip larger stock to the correct width as a tight fit is required for fire blocking.Good luck with your project!

Then after one year or so, can I count them as income, together with the dividend from my stock account and qualify for loan to buy more properties with 20-30% downpayment then, even I am unemployed?    

., down payments, etc.) given the low interest rate environment, negative yields in sovereign debt markets, and US stock market at all time highs - in lots of ways the markets seem discombobulated and signalling different things.

Specifically, layoffs would need to happen, maybe the stock market tanks at least 20%, or interest rates a lot higher.  

However, if you die owning shares of stock of a corporation that owns real estate, there is no step-up available for the real estate.

-How much stock do you take in the appraised value of the home if available on the county website?