What would you do with $200k in cash?

[Tony Kogan]

Hello BP community,

I have a questions that I am looking to get an answer to : how would you invest $200k cash in real estate in order to maximize return on investment. All input is welcome.

Thanks,

[Leo Kanell]

I'm with Zack Karp, I would look at buying apartments in a very good area and have a property management company manage the apartments, make sure you keep cash on hand in case there are vacancies or unexpected expenses.

I have bought over $5M in property, I have had apartments and flipped single family homes, if you do decide to buy single family homes, do it under 200k a piece, in other words do not buy the big expensive property even if it is a great foreclosure deal, because if you can't sell it quickly, at a higher price it is nearly impossible to rent it out and cover your mortgage payment.

You could buy 7 or 8 100k homes and put 20k down on each and at that price point definitely look for some good deals i.e foreclosure, distressed home owner, whatever you do, take your time, regardless of what any realtor tells you, take your time and make smart decisions.