People who know and trust you, AND are tired of the gambling of mutual funds, etc, will end up making good Private Investors for your business.

I certainly like my position.Development is BIG time gamble but when it works boy does it work.. 

Time is your enemy and even if you take a loss here, it could be better than gambling on waiting it out.

However asking people about the market is just as much of a gamble as going down to the strip and asking which slot machine is doing the best or which table can I win on.

Does anyone here deal with renting in the UK, and housing benefits?

Investing without education is just gambling.

Your are better off taken the conservative route than taken a gamble about the future. 

You are trying to show a $60k increase in 8 months - show why your purchase was at a discount and where the market is.This is a duplex - so the appraisal will probably be about $600 - worth the gamble. but don't get carried away making improvements that may increase marketability but not value.

I was involved and lost money with the Russ Whitney people in the UK, they then closed down and renamed to Rich Dad, today they have other property company names.

Counting on appreciation is akin to gambling . . . use the variables that you have at least some control over to make decisions.