Some people make 15% plus in the stock market but it is like gambling to me-stocks are not for me.

@Ehlen Baylon I have a pretty good list with links to a lot of my favorite items.

My favorite is the fake wood flooring that you can usually find at Home Depot or Lowes at reasonable price. 

If there are any successful real estate investors in the Southern California area, I would like to take you to your favorite restaurant and buy you lunch why I personally ask you what is the best coarse of action for me to take.

I'm looking to rent the spare rooms out while living there, it's not just an investment as it is I need a place to live and would love to own a house in one of my favorite areas in Texas.

@Ryan VeilHere are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

Apple's built-in text-to-speech struggles with formatting, anyone have a favorite they'd recommend?

Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by @Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. 3.

Banking solely on appreciation can be a gamble, unless you have strong data that suggests that a particular market will appreciate.

My favorite is The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner.Good luck!