That is a great way to start learning.Secondly, if you don’t know what you are doing in real estate, it is kind of like gambling and your returns will likely be low or you may even lose money.One of the biggest benefits that the content that BiggerPockets has to offer is it teaches people how to identify good deals or properties where equity can be created in a relatively quick timeframe.

., I am not going to gamble on them.

Here are some aspects to consider in a market analysis for Cincinnati:Economy:Cincinnati has a diversified economy with strengths in sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and technology.Major companies, including Procter & Gamble, Kroger, and Fifth Third Bank, have headquarters in the region, contributing significantly to the local economy.Real Estate:The real estate market in Cincinnati can vary by neighborhood.

Its definetaly a gamble unless you have personal info on the owners, deceased, no heirs, in prison, etc. 

For example - the seller can use it for their due diligence fee, pay off a credit card, pay off a medical bill, gamble, buy a bathtub full of gold, etc. the moment they receive it (normally the day after the offer is accepted).

Gambling on yourself in REI by liquidating your retirement without first having any experience, is very bad advice, imo. 

Either way is a gamble but if they are a legitimate business you may have a chance at 25-50 cents on the dollar or more and that's a better return than zero.

I gambled what I could afford to lose, just I don't like losing.

So I don't gamble on it. 

If you want to gamble on appreciation just go to the casino and put it all on red or black at the roulette table.