Making decisions by predicting tax policy is a no win game. 

I am looking to form some real estate position with the goal of passive income for the future with a decent rate of return, and to diversify from the stock market.

Just remember you don't need to predict the future to make money.  

The only other thing we do for the cleaners is have a well working washer and dryer in place, a well stocked cleaning supplies closet, and then we have them do a deep clean once a month to clean fan blades, change vent filters, and restock the supply closet.

Figuring out the unknown unknowns and all the dumb stuff you could never predict is an issue.

Is there a way to avoid capital gains tax when trying to take money out of stocks and reinvesting into real estate?

Stocks... well that is been a roller coaster ride:(

I used to monitor a few specific stocks and place limit buy orders at the prior weeks low point. so if last weeks low was $2.20 and high was $2.35 then I placed the buy limit at $2.23 so as soon as the stock price reached that low my buy order would initiate. this was a waiting game but as soon as the buy initiated I would then place a sell limit at say $2.30 pocketing 3% earned on the investment minus the 2 $9.95 transaction costs. when playing with 30k this was decent money.

@Jovon English buy stocks in rideshare and marijuana or hemp.Other then that, I’d put down $ on a house and have a renter in it and build up equity through rental payments.With anything left over I’d invest it in stocks or keep cash aside for a rainy day.

As an analyst, you learn how to sit back and re-piece together disparate data in order to make educated predictions on where something is headed.