For me, this is kind of a huge investment, but should I actually do it?
What are the risks of doing this?
Bitcoin is better investment in long term, if you could wait until the price hit $1500-$2000 in 2017, that's great, but consider it as your savings too. You won't ever loss in hoarding bitcoin, just make sure that you know how to keep it secure in order to prevent hackers or any kind of scam, offline wallet is the best option imo.