Need some advise - want to invest 10k

[Corey Demuth]

What should I do with it?? Suggestions? Advice? I want to do something that will allow me to grow it into more so that I can either make a down payment on a house for myself or have enough cash to get a hard money loan for a first real estate investment deal. I thought about investing in tax liens, or buying gold, or possibly buying notes... what do you guys think? Do you have any alternative suggestions? Thanks!!

ps I feel retarded for putting "advise" in the title but it won't let me change that now