The longer you hold onto it, the more your costs add up, the more costs you have to recover, and the fewer funds you have available to use to recover them with.Think of it like playing Poker (not because it's gambling...REI shouldn't be gambling). 

Connect with a local real estate agent in your chosen market who is knowledgable in investing4.

But yes, sadly most retail investors don't know what they're doing and end up gambling.4.

Be it stocks or real estate.If I want to gamble, I'll go to Vegas and loose quickly on the slots so I can have a cigar and enjoy a cocktail.Much success

Not, hey lets gamble since I love risk with 100k or more, and lets put my personal house, and car etc on line.

I'd probably try adding on the bottom since there is more meat to the square profile there to connect to...but I'd trust your chosen professional. 

Over the last decade, that gamble paid off and significantly helped grow my net worth and investable cash.  

And even for chosen purchases it is always with a service or credit card which can be disputed. 

If property management is not chosen wisely you can loose a lot of money very fast.

That's gambling people.