Without this large influx of cash it'd take you 10+ years saving 10% of your annual income to get to that amount and you're willing to gamble on a go big or go home mentality?

Take a gamble on birdtown for cheaper property? 

I think @Jay Hinrichs touches on the important point... if you can reasonably expect appreciation, then it might be a good bet/gamble. 

Above all stay away from outsourced off shore title companies and or third-party "business research oriented" websites.

Its a gamble sure but the historic return on the stock market is 8% a year. 

As far as gambling goes, I'd like to put myself in position to benefit from continually increasing rents, and not put myself on the other side of the table.

Even if you could, it's a big gamble.

I agree, if anybody speculate in stocks long term thats gambling, Eliminating both fundamental and technical analysis and create cover calls generate cash flow.

@Jay H. and @Damon DiPlacidoThanks for your feedback and I definitely agree with both of you.I have also been experimenting with using offshore freelancers to compile email list for me which has been working quite well and have helped me target specific tenant types I am looking for.

This would be a gamble, but probably the cost of maintenance will be a drop in the bucket in comparison to new AC units.