Will this doom me to failure?

[Stephen Shelton]

After listening to dozens of podcasts, and reading numerous real estate investing blogs and books I'm concerned that the following will doom me to failure.

I'm not interested in traveling and I don't salivate over quotes.

I've noticed repeatedly that real estate investing masters love nothing more than going on a vacation, and it just doesn't do it for me. Traveling to me is a PITA that I do sparingly.

And quotes? They're often interesting and sometimes pretty deep for their brevity, but ultimately they are as forgettable as a Justin Timberlake song. I was never inspired by those motivational posters popularized in the late 90s either, and instead had many a belly laugh at the demotivational posters that they inspired.

Am I just too boring and jaded to have success?

[Linda S.]

@Stephen Shelton,

You haven't figured out your "why?" for investing.    It's obviously not travel, and that's okay.     Quotes I love, but IMO they have nothing to do with investing.   Until you figure out the reason why you want to invest invest, I personally wouldn't suggest it.    Real estate is tough, expensive, time consuming, and if you aren't driven, you'll just be another person who  tries it and fails.      

As far as the love for travel goes, it's all unique to each person... maybe it's because real estate investors spend thousands and thousands more hours working than the normal people working, that they realize the value of their time and experiences mean more than stuff.