@Elliot Terekhin call the doctor office and speak with the dr directly or with the nurse and verify the certificate is authentic.

Asking the question means you don't know this industry well enough yet and it would be gambling. 

I'm not a big fun of Las Vegas as this city relies mostly on tourists coming over to loose their money , there will be less of them in the future as people simply won't have money to loose, not essential plane trips will have to be curbed to tackle global warming, and the city doesn't have much more to offer apart of gambling.

I feel investing for cap. gains is "gambling".

Yes, it's a gamble, but hopefully worth it. 

I just realized that I should have done so earlier, but unfortunately I only later at my age I have realized that I need to become multi family investor/landlord.I am looking for authentic  advice from current multi family landlords who happen to be living in Westchester County area in Yonkers, or Mount Vernon NY or other areas of Westchester County or maybe even Fairfield County CT... 

Same with extended stay chains.Best wishes to you.I love that tip and it takes a lot of the gamble out of the equation.

Never count on appreciation to determine whether a deal is worth it otherwise you are gambling..Just my two cents.

I would rather see him hands on and understanding the business before he jumps in to funding deals. 500k is not enough to gamble with like that.Call me conservative, but I think rentals are the way to go. 500k will give you a nice start and will teach him about the business.

As much as it is a numbers game, it should not mistaken for mere gambling.