In my opinion, you're comparing apples to oranges here.

You're comparing apples to oranges.

I probably would put the cash on my bank account and maybe buy some high quality corporal bonds (high equity to liability ratio like apple).

The other thing you could do, take a look at all the advertising you can for buying houses cash, Radio Ads, TV Ads, bandit sign in a community "we buy houses cash" and start calling these numbers and see how to get on their list as a buyer. 

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Do you see Nike, or Apple or how about Elon Musk call you to buy a tesla?

My realtor and property manager is Red Apple Relator.

On my normal internet connection, I'll search for organic vegetables, how I myself can save the earth from Climate Change,  new ways to cook kale and arugula,  modern movies and tv shows that glorify dysfunction and violence,   on my VPN pretend there's a Bill of Rights?   

In this area comps are hard to find and are rarely apples to apples.

One should compare apples to apples by doing a cash on cash and IRR rates of return.