I have worked with several realtors in the past, but realized that even though I had a great experience with them, I would probably not take them in my "investment team" for variety of reasons.Some realtors are getting excited to "get you under contract fast"  and the enthusiasm quickly dies out if you refuse to gamble on the deals.

Bars, brothels and gambling sprung up around the railroad and we still see a more "colorful" environment in Ogden. 

@David HunterWouldn't a better course for immediate action be to find a title rep and start narrowing down his farm prospects instead of gambling on an area and then losing steam when it doesn't work out?

You are not required to get it but rather you are gambling that you won't need it.

My area has seen a slight boost from casino gambling and the future of nanotechnology. 

I've heard many veteran investors now discounting them even further now to hedge for any possible changes that may come from city hall to elevate the houses X ft.With some of these houses, it's too much of a gamble to invest into them when you don't know what type of regulations the city will lay down in the near future.Unless you're buying at a deep discount, it's a bit too risky.

Hello BP,I am in the process of using looking for a VA to assist with my business and one of the activities I will need from them is to make outbound calls for me.  For those of you who use or have used VA's for this ...

Everything is a gamble.

I work offshore in the oil and gas industry,  and I dont want to be offshore for my entire career, so I am looking to start investing in the hopes of working my way onshore and developing alternate income.From perusing on this site, buy and hold for a while, seems to be what Im gravitating towards, mostly because I am gone half the year currently, however, Im looking to learn a bit about everything and see where my interests/knowledge lie, as well as meet new people and maybe make some friends.As for fun interests, they are diverse and laughable at times.

Why gamble with your money?