Betting your future on gambling is not the way to go.

I work in the offshore oil Industry as a deck hand for a crewboat.

Appreciation plays are speculations and a speculation is just a hop and a skip from a gamble.

I work offshore so when I am home is random so haven't been home or made the time to drive 45 min and join the local REI group.What I am currently looking for from this community besides continually educating myself is a Hard Money Lender for Louisiana that does ARV (After Repair Value).The type of investments I am looking into are Single Family homes in pre-foreclosure or just in a weak state that I can capture some unrealized equity in through fixing it up, then converting my hard money loan into a conventional.Appreciate any tips and advice,-Seth Cunnigham

Ya sure, not doing a inspection is a bit of a gamble but if you know what to look for or are pretty handy I would feel comfortable without doing one.

My 50% down NON recourse loans are going great I did well over 150 of those last year... and it continues to grow and the SDIRA borrower is underserved in my opinion as well as the Off shore investors. half of my loans are to AU and Singapore investors.Lastly thats why 07 to 09 was the great GFC it effected most everyone in and around real estate. those that are just now starting out are doing well because they bring no baggage forward.

Stocks are a gamble but property is real.

It seems for my limited knowledge that landlords are supplying washer and dryer, seems no AC would be ok, I think I would definitely need to provide refrigerator and range, not sure if I should include a washer and dryer, I can include and I do repairs, I can include it and put it in the contract that tenant is responsible for repairs or I can do a maintenance plan with the local electrical/gas company to cover the appliances (about $25/month) and I can cover that or I can gamble and make the renter pay for it.Ideas/experiences?

Its a gamble to get signs up, for credit repair, for We Buy Houses, for Rent to Own houses, etc.

My name is David Hayes, my day job is currently Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager for Procter & Gamble and I'm moonlighting as a real estate investor (and photographer...but that's another conversation).