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9 June 2015 | 64 replies
If it's just taking a flyer on a deal with funds you can't afford to lose, because you hope the property will go up, that's just gambling.
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4 March 2015 | 6 replies
I hate to lose more cash but it may be good "gamble" at this point.I've had 5-6 showings but no bites.
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21 February 2015 | 9 replies
Overall, it looks like you are answering your own question throughout your post ie. you recognise that it appears to be quite a gamble, not REALLY what you want!
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20 February 2015 | 6 replies
It sounds like your ready to just get it over with though, and I know most highly successful people believe in settlements instead of gambling at trial.
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4 March 2017 | 20 replies
Include a $1 scratch off lottery ticket and say "thanks for not gambling with your home purchase"This will stick in their mind better than a simple thanks for your business card.Congrats on the sale!
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25 February 2015 | 12 replies
How ever, when I was younger I invested in bitcoin(more like gambled).
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25 October 2017 | 25 replies
Is it a really nice area of Temecula or Corona, which will almost certainly still be really nice in 20 years, or do you want to make more of a gamble and go for a place that seems like a bit beat up now but on upward trajectory?
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26 February 2015 | 3 replies
If you have to cycle thru a few tenants, it's going to be rough.The area is not good where you're looking, but for a decent house and a decent tenant, it's probably worth the gamble.
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7 March 2015 | 174 replies
@Ben Leybovich , it certainly could be, but that is always the gamble isn't it?