I am a W2 employee and have mostly been investing in stocks, but I have realized the tax advantages are barely there, like in real estate.

it will be a corporate/wellness retreat/short term rental destinationI need land that is close to the Action, but not too close, and preferably comes with two single family doors already built, so I can take advantage of Fannie Mae owner occupied loan and develop the rest of the land on my own and with private funding.Is Columbus a good market for this strategy?

Even as a future agent, attending networking events can help you make connections early.You’re starting young, which is a huge advantage.

This will allow you to grow your portfolio base and not be over leveraged, but still taking advantage of appreciation and some cashflow.

A big advantage of Real estate is you can leverage your returns.

This most surely will affect a 1031 exchange, maybe to your advantage or maybe to your disadvantage but I am sure it will complicate things.You might consider selling with SUB-2 and a wrap owner financing loan.

That’s awesome you’re thinking about flipping — and being a contractor already gives you a huge advantage when it comes to controlling rehab costs and timelines.It’s smart to pad your rehab budget with a contingency — I’d recommend 20–25% minimum in these cases until you can inspect it fully.

Probably the advantage of using the PM’s realtor.

Some advantages were we didn't need a realtor which saved us on fees and I was able to carry a seller 2nd for a short period of time on a portion of the portfolio. 

The advantage there is lots of multifamilies, if that is a consideration.