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27 May 2014 | 13 replies
To bet on appreciation is more closely akin to gambling than investing in my mind.
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30 May 2014 | 29 replies
The thing about appreciation is that it's not as much of a sure thing as cash flow so it is more of a gamble.
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3 December 2015 | 9 replies
Send them a letter.If it cost you $1/ea letter then it is worth the gamble to see if they are motivated!
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4 August 2015 | 7 replies
Visio spams me constantly since I looked at some econohomes listings.
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6 October 2014 | 23 replies
Vegas has potential for more appreciation but I just can't get over the feeling that investing in Vegas right now for appreciation is kind of like gambling, the markets swings.
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3 October 2014 | 16 replies
It's a gamble but it's their gamble and perhaps it is paying off in some cases for them.
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12 October 2014 | 23 replies
It's a masochistic thing to say, but I would love to see how so many people (whether on here, voicing their mindless opinions on Fox news, or spamming my Facebook wall with their uneducated fears about mass Ebola contamination) arguing for closing the borders would feel if somebody in their town got Ebola, and we just put a 21-day lockdown on the city limits every time a new person gets the disease.
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18 December 2014 | 76 replies
They are discounted and sold for cash so that the money can be used to gamble, buy drugs or alcohol.
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30 March 2016 | 11 replies
I am thinking this would be worth the try given their pretty good templates that can be customized, my only concern is with it going to spam mail.
29 January 2006 | 1 reply
Please do not SPAM the site with you income opportunities, though.