A very trusting man is a lot like a gambler, and they lose for the same reasons.

As some of the other posters have mentioned, unless you can purchase a property at substantially below market, taking on negative cash flow means your play is either to profit with a flip (which doesn't seem to be your intention), or gamble on appreciation- and it is a gamble.  Real

That’s why the agreement typically states title is transferred by SWD or QCD once payments are satisfiedAlso for those interested in cfd’s in every cfd I have seen the vendee cannot transfer their rights without permission of the vendor (same as mortgage language they are not assumable)Happy to answer more questions on cfd’s as we have pretty much seen it allYou're quite the gambler.

The fact you had some success is no different than a gambler having a hot streak at the craps table. 

Time will tell I guess, but I'm not much of a gambler so I'm fine to wait. 

But as a landlord, we are not gamblers, so we need to stand by these rules.Of course keep in mind there are exceptions.

It is one of the higher risk real estate investments, and you have to be a bit of a gambler.

SCOTUS Groetzinger may very well say there isn't a set limit on the number of hours that a gambler must gamble in order to be considered a professional gambler.

But we all know it's better to be the HOUSE, not the dealer or the gambler

That is what I would do, but then again, I am a gambler.