It's too much of a gamble for us not to take it and keep it separate in case of need. 

I’m not so risk adverse that I don’t want to buy something in the next 12 months, but I don’t want to gamble it all away by being over leveraged.

Investing is gambling. 

The hands on aspect of real estate is literally the best part, sometimes the stock market can feel like a gamble.

Looking to see if there are any turnkey real estate companies in South Florida.Pardon my keyword spam: Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Lantana, Delray Beach, Lake Worth

I don't think these numbers work to begin with and using appreciation as a banking factor is kind of like gambling in Vegas.

A few days ago, I found a post in a regional investor's FB group that I'd like some opinions on:Michael TurnerHello Everyone, Are you looking for a private lender, I’m providing all types of investment loans, with 5% interest rate, with no repayment penaltymichaelturner.privateloan@ gmail.com or Text/Call:+1724 7344256 (spaces added so BP doesn't think this is spam)What do you do to find out if it's legitimate or if it's potentially someone harvesting information to perform identity theft?

This is what actually Is costs you to get your equity, you are paying every month out of pocket.look your property looks good if all 4 units where rented your analysis that it will appreciate with out doing any value add is a bet on appreciation and rent increases year over year is a huge gamble and only pays off when you sell and if you sell at that price at the right time. 

Each industry I researched turned out to be more of a gamble than an investment.

If you are Joe Schmo they don't know anything about it's a huge gamble for them to recommend to the seller to take your offer.