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26 May 2024 | 102 replies
You have got to be net negative overall on your real estate syndication investments --- are you continuing to gamble with your money in this market?
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23 May 2024 | 43 replies
Those who buy subsidized properties are gambling their financial independence upon the good will of the taxpayer who has just about reached the limits of his willingness to support these social programs.
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22 May 2024 | 74 replies
:eyeroll: Please come back and let us know how your gambling with an investment tout turns out.
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23 May 2024 | 80 replies
It's a very popular area for weddings, with Bainbridge Island close by, Kiana Lodge (Poulsbo) and Port Gamble.
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21 May 2024 | 53 replies
Additionally, if you got a loan on top of your cash advance (say, you only had enough cash for a down payment) then I imagine you're also paying loan fees twice.This may all be fine and dandy if the numbers work, but is this a viable plan or a total gamble?
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23 May 2024 | 35 replies
Save the Guru fees, Mentor fees, and invest, instead of gambling with someone else's credit and life.
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19 May 2024 | 20 replies
I have gone from knowing nothing about this subject to immersing myself in a telethon of instructional videos.
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16 May 2024 | 13 replies
Without payoff and lien info, this is a complete gamble for you, IMO.
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16 May 2024 | 13 replies
At the moment it looks more like gambling.
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15 May 2024 | 2 replies
Gains through crypto felt uncertain to me but still had a draw, so I decided I wouldn't use more than 5% of my disposable income to gamble (whether on leveraged index funds like QLD or crypto).