And I can think of many situations where a person would disagree with you and consider the stock market index fund to not be better and not be lower risk.

I'm interested to work with realtors or anyone that needs headshots, traditional photography and aerial photos and videos. 

@Gustavo Munoz Castro  you don't start with an Architect.. you start with a land planner.. once you have your land plan figured out then you can hire an architect or you can buy stock plans from many architects on line.. good luck with the project. 

Looking forward to hearing how the flip goes, I am generally mesmerized by before and after photos. 

I never take photos with my phone when I go on seller appointments anymore.

Tried to post a photo but alas, technology is not cooperating.

You could stick it in a savings account for .5% interest, or a CD for maybe 3%, mutual funds, individual stocks, bullion, bonds, etc, etc. 

But with few deals in the Chicago market I was wondering whether it would be good to invest some of my savings into stocks?

Finding the units/owners, Setting up furniture, building booking websites with photos and floor plans, cleaning teams and customer service teams, insurance, etc. takes a while to pay back the upfront investment.

Any photos?