Best way to invest 300,000.00 cash in real estate

[Gillespie Cargill jr]

I have 300,000.00 cash I want to invest into rentals. I feel like I can get a much better return on my cash in real estate verses the stock market. If you had this much cash what would your strategy be to maximize your return. I am 58 and want to retire from my regular job. I would like to generate about 6000.00 to 8000.00 a month in positive cash flow.