Are you investing in any other non traditional investments(gold, bitcoins etc etc)?

YES take massive action but it's like a blockchain, you've got to get each piece right before moving on. 

The market is sky high most everywhere & deals are like finding a needle in haystack without experience.I would consider looking at Blockchain & crypto with your internet background.

And i didn’t send him money… I bought Bitcoin and then transferred it to a trading platform.  

Other capital is in riskier investments for long term growth (stocks, Bitcoin, etc).

"I just read through a very interesting thread on how the blockchain might transform real estate.

If you've heard of or kept track of Bitcoin (Or other cryptocurrencies) lately, you know what I am talking about.

Bitcoin, gold, oil & gas, the stock market...However they are ALL far more risky than apartments in my opinion. 

Investing in stocks just make no sense to me, at all......Bitcoin on the other hand LOL!!!

Hence the stock can go down faster than the way up as the number of supply is more available to the market.Crypto, nobody in the world knows how many available bitcoin/eth outside because there's no regulation oversees this aspect.Real estate, and the beauty of this is that we know how many supplies available in the market.