31 December 2016 | 70 replies
My take on the appreciation question is that investing for appreciation amounts to speculation, and for that read "gambling".
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30 August 2010 | 125 replies
It is still a gamble but a gamble that usually pays off to those that remember the cycle.
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17 November 2017 | 21 replies
I suppose that is just part of the gamble of the game.
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7 September 2011 | 27 replies
It is an area with over 300 days on sunshine per year, gateway to MANY National/State parks and 40 miles from Gambling or 100 miles to Vegas for fun.
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23 September 2020 | 37 replies
People like Nicky and Steve make good points about spamming, lack of fiduciary responsibilities, swindling and scumbaggery in general that bolster the position that wholesalers are bad.
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28 March 2012 | 14 replies
But a chunk would need to into real estate.From a gambling perspective, the jackpot is big enough its actually a good bet to play.
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5 May 2018 | 53 replies
The biggest gamble in this game is knowing the value of this prime real estate, understanding the cities objectives to convert the blighted area back to what it once was and should become again in the future.
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25 April 2017 | 1 reply
If you get any kind of scam email, always forward to spam @ uce dot govPHISHING EMAIL RECEIVED-Subject: Closing extension / final closing statementCongratulations!
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11 December 2017 | 21 replies
We are still in early assessment and havent really compared places to places.. not quite sure whether cities like Lowell will be a gamble over some saturated markets like Medford / Somerville....
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29 October 2019 | 26 replies
Please don't dig up old threads to spam with business offerings?