My recommendation would be to invest in some kind of index mutual fund and contribute maximum for the next few years, then you'll have a lot more investment options to consider. 

Block & Associates in San BernardinoOr Weisierski & Zurek.They seem to advertize a lot in the AAOC Service Proveder Index

Follow up question: we have the two properties and i like the idea of building up $10k for each but do any of you guys keep that invested in say a bond index fund of anything?

@Frank Perkins sample this site out man let me know what you think and i hope it helps --> Case Schiller Index

If you don’t leverage you might as well invest in a passive index fund.

Here is US/Seattle Quarterly House price index of sold homes...

New update on the BH&J Rent vs Buy Index. https://business.fau.edu/departments/finance/real-estate-initiative/bhj-buy-vs-rent-index/bhj-summary/Interesting to note that most major markets have officially crossed over, where renting your residence and reinvesting what you would've spent on a home makes more financial sense than buying.

Low-cost index funds in your desired asset allocation.  4% withdrawal rate.  

As an investor do you want a high or low housing affordability index in your market?  

As an investor do you want a high or low housing affordability index in your market?