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7 April 2013 | 9 replies
To twist Will Rodgers advice on buying stocks, “Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good real estate and hold it till it goes up, then sell it.
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4 May 2013 | 16 replies
Upside down lease options are always a gamble, and you are the one gambling.
8 February 2014 | 15 replies
I'd rather gamble with no history than take sketchy history.
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14 February 2018 | 46 replies
BE very wary of any off shore or foreign investment schemes.. if they go bad you have ZERO recourse
15 April 2022 | 6 replies
@Angel Gutierrez that reports cites an increase of money spent on gambling as a contributor to defaults on mortgages.
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4 January 2015 | 6 replies
Anthony - Is your question about the overall investment strategy or about the logistics of bringing money earned offshore and using it here to invest in the US?
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2 March 2009 | 9 replies
Why, simply because of its demographics, tax laws, anonymous offshore banking makes the little nation an attractive venue for large, medium, small business enterprise.
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9 February 2008 | 7 replies
If they want to redeem, it has to happen within those 120 days.During that time is a gamble for the investors who own them.
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17 July 2016 | 15 replies
Basicaly your saying put more in at a lower rate of return and then gamble on appreciation??
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28 August 2016 | 64 replies
As far as risks, I'd rather take the 10 years of certain cash flow with moderate appreciation over gambling on equity increases.