Some people make money gambling, selling drugs, robbing banks or begging on the street - none of those professions suit my personality or risk profile.

It's a roll of the dice, and I don't want to gamble when it comes to my investment or my cashflow.

@Zachary Wurtz  I'm sure you don't intend it.....but this is how most folks on this forum will hear your comments:  "Hey everyone, I'd like to go to the casino and spend an evening gambling....would any of you let me use your money?

I do not have the capital to invest in the expensive market that I live in, and am not looking to gamble on California appreciation, so investing long-distance was my only choice.

However, I personally see flipping success as being similar to gambling in Las Vegas.

Development is a high-stakes gamble.

I do not gamble on the SFH markets.

Just the process of searching for my new primary residence has ignited what might soon become an addiction, and I'm itching to get started.

I guess I'm taking the gamble that's not going to happen. 

Luckily the gamble paid for me.