Whether it's reaching out to certain people, analyzing a number of properties, or even picking up a new book.What I've heard from a lot of successful people, whether in business or sport, is that motivation means a lot less than discipline (which, I suppose is another way of saying persistence!).

There are those who would say that investing for appreciation is either speculating or gambling, not investing.

A blue chip dividend growth stock say Proctor and Gamble will have a lower PE ratio, say 15, that might be the equivalent of slow steady appreciation, but no real price appreciation. 

It’s till a good market to get started in.Are you looking to invest in rental houses, or do you want to gamble on fix and flips?

I believe I have the basics to what i need to do for taxes with my rental property: save all reciepts and give to a pro!Now here is my next question:I am looking to start a little bussiness. I am also a bass fisherman...

By Day 40, had anyone called the tenant's place of work supposedly inquiring about collecting on the tenant's outsized gambling debts?

@Evan Tan, I do believe gambling winnings are taxable and paying income tax on it would give you documentable income which you need to get financing. https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc419

Gamble and play the odds in Vegas, but not in business.

We got lucky (ugly house in the perfect neighborhood) and took a big gamble on a courthouse steps auction. 

Insurance is a lot like gambling: the house always wins.They entice you to pay extra by promising to cover the full cost, minus deductible.