You are gambling that home prices will continue to move up with a new family member coming and leaving after next year leaving a home run by itself.My nephew and his wife both MD paid by ROTC USAF captains bought a 4900 sf home on 2.5 ac in Boulder, CO.

However, at some point, the cashiers check will be discovered to be a forgery/fraudulent and the money will be pulled back out of your account and you’ll be out all the money you “refunded” the scammer.  

I could do that In the stock market or go to Vegas and gamble.  

Starting your own business is a huge gamble, most fail quickly.....The only RE I ever did that was 'relatively easy'  is STRs....but still, high risk, hard work, all day every day.....

You can buy this and lose $3k per month while hoping the market continues to rocket to the moon, but that's gambling.

Way too big a gamble for all but the richest people.

If it is, and you have no reason to fear for its long-term safety (which I understand is a big question in Illinois,) I wouldn't cash out - a guaranteed monthly check sometime in the future is better than a gamble, even on real estate.

Late July my tenant sent me a text with a sob story about a fraudulent check he deposited, he wouldn't have the rent on the first and could he pay the 15th of August. 

Forget 401K because those are just stocks we gamble on, but real estate is the best investment today.

cash flow folks will bash you because you are simply gambling on appreciation.