I'd keep putting the money in the market and keep educating yourself about both the passive investing market (stocks, bonds, and mutual funds of same) as well as the real estate market.
You say you changed mindset in late 2017. That's great, but go slow, especially in real estate in a hot market. Read, study, ask questions, and learn. There's more risk to rushing into something than there is to keep your money parked in stocks while you learn. I am in tech and do hold some individual tech stocks, but for someone just starting and with around $10K invested, keep it simple and put it in a broad based (S&P 500 or broader) stock index fund. No need to sell the tech stocks you do have now [though you could], but direct future inflows to the broad funds.