He also personally invests in Portland long-term rentals so knows the unique things investors are looking for. 

Hi Chris,When your Father was 18 in 1985, adjusted for inflation that windfall would be about $38,000.Inflation just recently ate up 10% and will probably eat up even more (and I remember when the US Government was sending money out to people freely which is the opposite of inflation, but that was a unique time and  we are not likely to see that ever happen again--so I'm not really looking at that).Where I'm going with this, is do you and your Father believe given say another 35 years, you and he could turn $38,000 into $100,000 (well $100k into whatever inflation adjustment comes out to be)?

Leverage your unique selling points!

There are so many ways to invest but the way you should be moving forward will be unique to your goals.

Just trying to find a way to reduce taxes on this unique situation. 

Im extremely interested interested in creative real estate development and finding unique properties to be developed into something even better. 

It’s a great way—in my experience—to put together a completely unique batch of leads and you’d be qualifying them at least partly based on how the property looks in person.

This deal is unique.

The result is very little competition and unusually good numbers experienced in this unique niche. 

They have backing, which can reduce noise and stress on your joints, but they also require a pretty flat subfloor.I can tell you that the cheap stuff doesn't install well and doesn't last, so I don't recommend going that route.The wear layer is the "pattern" printed on top that gives the flooring it's unique look.