What would you do with $125K?

[Jon Klaus]

I have a pretty good idea, but want to hear what you would do. Please be specific about the investment(s), time frame, risk level, exit options, expected return, etc.

Thanks for playing!

[J Scott]

Originally posted by Rich Weese:

J Scott- The question was what would

Personally, I would buy another 5% of a pre-IPO technology company that I'm backing and have a decent sized stake in.

But, given that most other people aren't interested in being venture capitalists and/or angel investors, I assumed I would be in the minority with this investment plan...but that's what I'd do with it...

Assuming it had to be a real estate investment, at this point I've invested as much as I want to in SFH, so I'd probably find a relatively passive investment that wouldn't require a great deal of time. Perhaps bulk-purchase Lonnie deals or a NNN commercial deal -- both of which I plan to do in the very near future.

If I were looking for higher returns and had the time to devote (and didn't mind some traveling), I'd probably start looking at apartments. With cap rates and vacancies rising -- and with the number of apartment foreclosures getting ready to surge -- there should be a great opportunity for "value play" investors to pick up some cheap units (in very select locations), put strong management into place, and then cash out in a couple years.

Btw, given Jon's answers to my questions above, I would think value-play investing in apartments is a great strategy for that amount of money...