does not mean this will also happen to you.So this is what you do.YOU need to do a cost/deal calculation for every method for lead generation you are considering for your market.Now you know how much money you need IF you were to do DMM, or IF you were to do bandit signs.Now this is DATA, so you are not gambling much here.Then factor in the effort it takes and the time it takes for a deal.Bandit signs may be almost free but it is illegal and a LOT of effort and work, and again risk for hefty fines.DMM simply is a bad idea... so figure out what is feasible and then you go for that!

You are taking a gamble because a bad tenant could cost you way more than appreciation, once you subtract out the transaction costs.  

An investment of anything is a gamble.

It's still a gamble.

I'm aware of the CAN-SPAM act.4) How have you gone about making sure your leads are not on the DNC list?

The moment you apply for a mortgage, that fact is sold by our trusted credit reporting agencies (TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian) to the entire world, so they can start spamming you with junk (one of our lobbying groups, AIME, is trying to make it illegal unless you explicitly give consent to TU, EF, and EP).

Many call appreciation plays gambling or the like.

Do you think we're taking too much of a gamble with what we know?

You can literally transfer the funds to your checking account and gamble it all away.

There is a suit going in California now against an agent who was spam-texting people.