What should I do with $20k?

[Lucas Miller]

Hey Folks,

I read the forums a lot and love the podcast. Thank you all for making this community great! I am in my late twenties living in San Francisco, and have been saving up to get into real estate. I like houses and communities, and I like that it's real. I'm not a handy person, and although I have plenty of time through my computer and phone, and I don't have a lot of time to travel to places and hangout. I also like my day job.

I'm a pretty slow moving person and have never owned a home. But I imagine if I start buying places now, I could be pretty well off by the time it counts. I currently have $20k cash and great credit, and can plow around $200/week into this project. What would you folks do? Where would you go? My home, the bay area, is obviously not an option. Flipping and Renovating doesn't interest me (yet).

Also what about international? I'm feeling kind of yolo so long as it isn't stupid, and has a chance of working.