It's not the worlds best deal, but it should trickle in some cash flow, and the neighborhood it is in is going through some very big transitions, so appreciation is almost a given (yes, I know, don't gamble on appreciation).

Then you can say you're the "Gamble Team" at XYZ Realtors.

Especially in places like San Francisco, a very unique set of strategies can be employed to make a lot of money in a couple of years, gambling on out of proportion appreciation due to population increase.

I guess it must be the appreciation, which is considered speculative and gambling regardless of what history has shown.

For that money , it sounds like its worth the gamble 

Better to face the known loss of a month's vacancy to look for better candidates than to gamble on this tenant's precarious finances.

So if it doesn't make sense today don't gamble on it making sense tomorrow.

Gamble?

Blind pigs were after-hours clubs that featured gambling and prostitution.

Appreciation is a gamble in my state due to boom bust cycles.