Next I wanted income property but Short  term Rental (STR) is Fighting for its life in 3 counties bc of the casino/hotel influence I  think.  

I live near a casino and have seen the economic boom it provides.  

On a side note, in Texas we can do anything and everything we wish to with a deposit or prepaid rent be it buy a boat or head to the casinos in Louisiana. 

She's an accountant (appraiser and an accountant, we've got some really thrilling conversation starters) and very money conscious, which is great and keeps me in line.

The checkbook IRA looks somewhat promising, but I'm not thrilled with the limited amount of funds that can be placed in it. 

If you want gambling excitement, go to the casino. 

Like my folks who visits casino every year betting a low hundreds on slot machines...

(Luckily they overturned themselves later, but little help if you went out business in the meanwhile.)Ps.  150,000 hotel rooms, some as cheap at big name casinos as $30/night.

I am cool  with buying something I perceive to be a good value and just sitting on it.. like that property I bought up in Rohnert Park next to the Graton Casino in 1995.... its only been 24 years but return on investment on that one will be literally 100 times what I paid for it.. and it cost me 300 a year in tax's and money that was pocket change to buy.. now granted what I do most wont as they need monthly income but I make monthly income in my real estate business and have basically zero income from rentals..

I've used BeenVerified, Spokeo, Whitepages, and was not too thrilled.