Your best bet is to read information from public blogs that approach both options objectively.

I could have found the money I bet, but I was scared to be a landlord.

First, he says you make offers with his offer template - but the fact of the matter is that the law is different in every state, and one template will *not* necessarily be legal in any state other than the one he is in, and I wouldn't even bet on that.

Memphis has a steady, growing economy, and there’s always demand for rentals, which makes it a great long-term bet.

Under the same scenario, a GP with a fixed percent return would probably make the choice to sell and take profits because they would see the 20/80 decision as a bad bet. 

It seems like investors strongly bet on appreciation here which I dislike.

There is a lot of misconceptions still, about what it is, how it is mined and how it could penetrate daily lives even more than the internet did and does. 100k is the low end...Mcafee ( the security software guy) is a coin miner and says that he bets bitcoin hits 1 million by 2020 or he will eat his own private parts.

Some even bet against the market and made a fortune.

I bet short term rentals can work right in your own backyard!

Please do a web search of “Capella Mortgage Fraud” as investors are posting about potentially fraudulent deals Capella originated.