Bigger pockets is a great help.You could leverage the money into 7 $100k flips You could buy a big multi unit and use it for a down payment.Whatever you do don't gamble it and lose it.You could Jv with people and get

My clients ran the gamut from totally risk averse buy government bonds and CDs only to extreme risk takers who would take a huge gamble in the hope of major rewards.

You cant gamble on Appreciation.

We've been analyzing deals and feel that we have a pretty good handle/baseline to analyze a deal instead of feeling like we're gambling.

Some risk is OK, but too much is gambling.

Although it's conservative, PVWATTs is a great website that will break all the numbers down for you so you can get a good idea if it makes sense.We are building solar homes here in Jacksonville and our buyers have been thrilled.

@Bryan Gamble and @Steve Bradigan for contributing to the conversation, I will be meeting with my accountant/ lawyer this week and let you know what we decide on.

Mike thank you for the reply, the gamble is whether the 60K houses would drop significantly which I believe not. 

Looking forward to equity is one thing, but anticipating appreciation is tantamount to gambling.

Hello BiggerPockets community,I'm thrilled to join this forum and seek advice from experienced real estate investors.