Need Investment Advice

[Ryan Beasley]

Hi guys, I need some investment advice. I've been on BP for about 6 months now and I'm looking to invest in Real Estate within the next 2 years. I don't have the money right now, so I've decided to save 50% of my income for the next 2 years and place it in safe investments so it can accrue some interest. Then I plan on taking it out and investing it in a commercial property. However, I need some advice on where would be a safe place to invest my money over the course of the next 2 years. I was thinking a commission free Vanguard REIT ETF but I'm not too sure where the market is heading on a whole. Thanks!

[Ryan Beasley]

Trevor Ewen Thanks for the insight!

I think I'm just going to fund my Betterment mutual fund every month until I find a sound investment.

I'm interested in hearing your reasoning on investing in Foreign ETFs. I know they are reasonably priced but are there any other motives to invest there? I would like to hear your take on that and are there any specific tickers that you would advise?

Also, what do you think about investing in Storage? Such as Public Storage and Extra Space Storage. I was thinking that since the baby boomer trend is already leading to more and more retiree's every year and retirement leads to downsizing & selling their homes. Ultimately this will result in a increased demand of storage for all of their keepsakes.