If you had $50K to start your real estate portfolio....?

[Garlin Smith]

Hey BP community, I'm a new BP user and have been following the discussions/forums from the experienced investors and have been learning a lot. But I realize there's a lot of investment strategies which can be overwhelming. I'm looking to begin real estate investing, most likely single family or 2-4 unit multi-family.

I'd love to tap into the brainpower of the successful and experienced investors within the BP community, with a broad, open-ended question: If you had $50,000 to invest in real estate in 2017, what would you do? (Please keep in mind that although I live in SoCal, Im open to other markets in the US since it's so expensive in this area). Thanks in advance!