Before I had this amount (and before I knew I would take those extra years on a cruise ship) I tried calling around to Vanguard and USAA to see if they had any plans that would generate more interest than .95% (with moderste safety) but with the short time frame they had no suggestions for me.

The (new) faucet doesn't allow you to run just hot water - some safety thing - and she couldn't get the bath hot enough.

And the minute we closed, it did.But if you buy with a margin of safety and in a safe area, Austin looks posed to keep growing.  

Suggest you complete your profile along with picture and post your query in a different forum (and  be patient with responses w it hour relying heavily on any). 

Biggest advice I can give is be patient and be open to renovations. 

I am debt free, created a safety fund, and have been contributing to my company's 401K and my own Roth IRA.  

I only deal with multi-family, so that it is easy to see a larger ROI, and safety net when one of the places is empty.

After going through the hassle of finding an investment property, then rehabbing and placing back on the market, I am expected to sit and wait patiently for it to sell.My real estate agent placed my home on MLS (which then gets pushed out to websites like Zillow and Trulia), but besides that it.

I am trying to be patient and wait until I'm financially ready but I'm also itching to get into the business because I know a lot of people talk about investing and never do. 

A three layer roof and knob and tube wiring are both major health and safety concerns, and indicate the the house was either not professionally renovated or inadequately renovated.