About me: I am 23 years old living in the NYC area, and recently left a job in finance.

My education background is in finance and I took a RE Finance course in school, so I follow 95% of what I've read about real estate, but my deal experience is zero so I'm fully aware that I won't know what I don't know until I get my feet wet with a couple of deals.First question:What would you consider today as the best investment options with $100k in cash?  

I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing blogging right now, as there is something on HBO right now called "Cannibal Cop," but something has been bothering me today as I begin my search for a small portfolio lender in my area.The innovators in finance, some of the great minds of our time have lost the trust of the public for so many different reasons, not the least of which is that, on the whole, they gave up on common sense.Bill Gates wrote an article discussing the globalization of the economy where he pointed out that  (you'll excuse me if I butcher his words through paraphrasing) the third world countries on this planet are often mistakenly thought of as essentially being void of financial activity.

I am majoring in finance with a specialization in real estate and urban economics, and thus looking for a way to gain experience in this field.

Not quite $100/unit/mo but close, and after we increase rent in the second unit to 500, we'll just about be there.So, the real numbers will be:975.00 - 317.00 (loan) - 75.00 (prop taxes) - 30.00 (insurance) = $553/mo or $6,636/year which is basically ROI of infinity, since we put zero initial cash into the deal.

Although, technically, you could get an "infinite" return if you did something like a no down payment, 100% financed deal (since the amount you invested would be 0, and divide by 0 gives you infinity return on investment).

Hello, In final stages of buying a home in Daytona, that was damaged during hurricane Matthew.

There is nothing cast in stone that says this is the threshold, but it is how I have seen it distinguished in finance courses.Another thing to consider is that IRR is just a tool that measures RELATIVE returns.

Has anyone used the One Rooftop software for building a website and managing properties across multiple platforms?

. -- DawnAt a bare minimum, I suggest a RE license and then courses in finance, so that you can protect the public with educated advice.