Typically, high-risk trades that are almost akin to gambling fall under the umbrella of speculation, whereas lower-risk investments based on fundamentals and analysis fall into the category of investing.

This is a bit of a gamble though.

If you were in the area or if you have someone that really knows the market in the area you could take that gamble and it may pay off but just as easily it could leave you selling for half of what you purchased it for in 5 years.Now my final disclosure, BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING in Port Huron you need to go read the new zoning rules that the local government has passed that no longer allows rentals in certain neighborhoods as well as the landlording regulations that require rental certificates and inspections.I do want to let you know that when I started investing in Port Huron in '09 I had hoped to buy bad houses in the Hospital / College area, fix them up and rent them to stabilize that community.

You might have some luck calling up a local mortgage broker and asking them to click through their email spam folder if it were JUST the gift fund thing... but a lender being lax there isn't also going to be lax regarding the below standards home itself. 

Either way, I believe it is all a gamble if the redevelopment plan comes to fruition or not.  

As my GC says: "if it's stood straight and true for the last 100 years, it'll probably make it at least another 25".Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of issues/problems/quirks that old houses have that new houses don't, and an old house can obviously have hidden problems and big repair/maintenance bills too--which is why thorough due diligence is fundamental to REI...but, the point is: a new house is not a foolproof solution to repairs/maintenance headaches (and in some cases, a brand new house can be a much bigger gamble than an older house).Good luck out there!

Suvir if you have a million and want to drop 40k on a PIG property then it's a gamble you might want to take.If you have 60k total and 40k is going into this property from overseas in a rougher area you could end up taking a loss.I have never heard of C tenants being less of a headache than A tenants.

It may very well come up in the next few years, but it seems like a gamble at the moment.  

Wow that’s awesome,I cant share links or anything because BP penalizes/monitors accounts to limit spam but if you share your email I can sign you up for future notifications and feel free to DM me with your email and any other questions you have.

Investing in Real Estate is always a gamble and it's best to limit your risk by renting where you live instead of taking on too much risk too soon.