100K to Invest, What Would You Do?

[Merri Chocola]

I had a friend ask me this question: If you had 100K to invest in just real estate, what would you do?

Since we are in Chicagoland I would move because I truly think the real estate market does not favor starting a business here (I am also a realtor here). They want to move to the Nashville area.

I suggested investing in single family homes, 3 all at once, paying them off ASAP with renters, and just to keep investing. 

If you had 100k to solely invest in real estate (assuming they have other investments), what would you do?