I know I know gambling right .. 

Appreciation or even speculation of appreciation is like gambling and investors tend of to have personalities that shy away from that. 

Currently a Broadcast Engineer primarily working in sports television but also do many entertainment shows.

There are many other ways of getting financing without the gamble of possible financial misery of a loved one. -- Good Luck - JonI love that strategy Jon!

Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of issues/problems/quirks that old houses have that new houses don't, and an old house can obviously have hidden problems and big repair/maintenance bills too--which is why thorough due diligence is fundamental to REI...but, the point is: a brand new house is not a foolproof solution to repairs/maintenance headaches (and in some cases, a brand new house can be a much bigger gamble than an older house).This is a particularly important lesson for inexperienced investors, who tend to be the most prone to "shiny object syndrome" (the tendency to let nice aesthetics distract from real, underlying issues).

Personally, I loved college, but I went more for sports than for school and if I were to do it again, I would have made some different choices.Thing 1: some states require college degree for your brokers license so check on that (though nothing wrong with associates or community college while working as an agent)Thing 2: some of my 17 yo decisions were pretty stupid, so I would suggest taking a step back and evaluating.

@Michael LoweJust like any job or sport only a small percentage are successful.

I wish I had the balls to gamble with it!

Some of our tenants want specific language stations, or specific sports stations, or movies, or only child appropriate programming, etc.

The str is 15 mins from a major concert venue and sport complex, so we've been booked every weekend.