Have around ~160k cash (savings + sold house for a nice profit recently). I wanted to buy more rental properties in 2022 (own 2 currently) but life has been busy and I can't dedicate time to real estate currently.
Lump sum the entire amount into brokerage or DCA over the next few months?

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