Heck, if I were in your shoes I'd even divide that amount and invest half into proven stocks and the other half on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. 

If I were in your shoes, I would delay worrying about buying a rental property and focus first on getting rid of bad debt.

If I were in your shoes, I'd consider getting a job working in residential construction/renovation.

I was allowed the opportunity to observe the business before buying it, and the husband spent most of the day strolling around the neighborhood and reading the papers while he was there.

SMART tv in the living rooms, basic cable in the bedrooms, gas or charcoal grill, indoor and outdoor manly type of entertainment (poker table, darts, fire pit, horse shoes), and lots and lots of artwork that I can not post a picture of on here without the post being removed.

They featured an attractive street urchin shoe shine boy, "Ragged Dick", who decided to work hard, save his money, who pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become a highly successful businessman. 

Try putting yourself in those shoes.

If you need any book or podcast recommendations feel free to ask away because I was in your shoes not to long ago.

If I were in your shoes, I would ask all the other owners in that building to split the cost of a lawyer.

In any case, I found the following after she moved out:- Smoke/animal smell throughout the unit (she was a smoker and smoking in the unit was strictly prohibited and dog was allowed per the lease)- Carpet with cigarette burns and soaking wet at the time of removal (no telling how long its been like this)- Rear window has a broken pane (still functional as it is a double pane, but needs to be replaced regardless)- Holes in drywall- Replaced bedroom doorknob with deadbolt (because her middle school son was stealing cigarettes lol)- Backyard full of metal/wood fragments and general rubbish including shoes, a knife, batteries, fishing reels etc.