Hi, I will be making 160,000 on the sale of my house. I will then be moving and getting to know a new area and then buying a house in about a year. I hope to purchase a house for under 250,000 and pay off a small mortgage in 5 years. I hate the thought of that cash from the sale of my current home just sitting there, but know that there is a risk in investing it if it was significantly down when I find the house of my dreams. Any thoughts?