I'm thrilled to find I don't have to pay some guru big $ to learn.

Still, I guess if you want to grow you need to make some gambles and incur some added expenses(?).

This will help them and save your butt from a lawsuit.You gambled (blindly), you lost and you stand a chance to get out intact.

If I had 7 I would most likely go the PM route but understanding that could be a gamble as no one will ever care more about your investments than you.

Stock gambles are like Gordon Gecko in Wall Street."

You do seem kind and generous, giving back $ to the tenants in form of monetary gifts.But wouldnt lottery tickets likely offend persons of an anti-gambling faith?

That being said, waiting on appreciation is typically a gamble unless you know your market well.

I did three loans in Q1, including lending on a project that my full-time project manager purchased as his first flip -- thrilled that he's starting to do his own projects.The biggest challenge for us recently is learning how to build remote teams and manage them.

To twist Will Rodgers advice on buying stocks, “Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good real estate and hold it till it goes up, then sell it.

Upside down lease options are always a gamble, and you are the one gambling.