How would you invest 1 million in today's market?

[Eric M.]

Greetings all,

Thanks to years of savings and capital gains from the stock market, I have a little over 1 million to invest. I understand the market conditions today aren't as ideal as they were a few years ago, but I am looking for opinions and ideas on how to best leverage this cash to build and grow our venture into real estate.

Our location is South Florida, and would like to stay local (or at least within the surrounding area/states) ideally. We are open to STRs and LTRs alike. Any ideas are welcome.