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13 April 2021 | 12 replies
Typically expectations for NPNs by newbies is unrealistic and what they think they are investing looks more like gambling.
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30 March 2017 | 12 replies
I feel like I'd be taking a gamble with it.
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3 November 2016 | 4 replies
They at least don't spam you with calls 3 times a day.Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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10 November 2016 | 4 replies
"Hoping" you can get it rezoned after buying is a very expensive gamble.
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8 November 2016 | 3 replies
The mindset for many lenders is, "if you have to pack a lunch for a site visit, it's outside your area of expertise," which at this point the deal is effectively a gamble.
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7 November 2016 | 1 reply
The gamble I'm taking here is that I can get the property rezoned.
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11 November 2016 | 3 replies
I would like to bigger pockets may consider this spamming.
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14 November 2016 | 31 replies
Too many competitors, nobody wants to go all the way down to AC to gamble when there are alternatives much closer (and a movement to allow casinos in northern NJ), the city is decaying, etc, etc.
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5 April 2017 | 11 replies
Its a bit of a gamble with this market out here, for sure.
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9 April 2017 | 6 replies
Or is it really just taking a pot-luck gamble - every time?