And the stock market seems pretty unpredictable right now.I live in NNJ and do not want to buy a property more than 30 minutes away.

For example, in one investment account I have my stock portfolio, a Roth IRA, and a pile of emergency cash.

I have ran a small business earlier, which made it possible for me to save up some money which I mostly invested in stocks.

S-corps do require the structure of a corporation- articles of incorporation, directors, shares of stock, etc.  

I've been trying to illustrate the trade off by explaining that if you can't/don't want to build your own diversified stock portfolio, you can invest in a mutual fund, give away a small portion of your returns, but never have to lift a finger....I think perhaps your analogies are a bit more accessible ;)@Jake Gaines, I know we've already spoken, but I wanted to pipe in here for the record, and to second what @Mike D'Arrigo just said - finding a transparent and trustworthy turnkey provider is the number one most important factor, even more so than market.

I have the advantages of a strong stock investment return with my full time job and can raise about 20k in the year after purchasing my first home.  

I personally think the stock market is a waste of time.  

haha (At least for me)Continue to read and learn about as many topics in real estate, business, stock investing as you can to open your mind to see opportunities that most people do not even know exist.  

Applying stock market analysis of Convergence/Divergence [which may or may not be the correct application of such for this exercise] suggests that when a divergence of this nature happens, decrease in the underlying asset is soon to follow.

Now I just want to learn how I can invest money I saved up instead of leaving it to the stock market or the bank.