Have you ever gambled any game in casino when you were in Vegas?

We're not talking SF-over-the-last-10-years appreciation, but I'm interested in predictable investment returns, not gambling.

You do not want the neighbor listing on mls or other network because you have no way of knowing what someone else will pay for the place (of course, it could also work in your favor but that too is a gamble).

I can gamble and wait till I sell my flip but not sure if the timing is going to be right.  

I think speculating on amazon would be a huge gamble at this point.

If you, based on market indicators, believe that there will be appreciation then hold on however we all know that's a gambling mans game. 

Deja vu from 2005-2007..........Yes, you need to leverage your equity to keep moving forward....wont argue that....but to pull out ALL your equity to go buy more properties in a very high market, sounds like a huge gamble to me..... use the leverage....hell yes.....but using ALL of your equity is a huge ALL IN bet..... you better be able to back it up if there is a big correction......Guess I'm just a wimp.....hope you are right.......

They are then faced with gambling that rates will stay low until they can refinance or sell the asset.So how do forward commitments work?

., anybody who thinks that Bitcoin is anything more than a gamble at this point is out of their mind.

Or you would be forced to sell at a greater loss than you now face.Although real estate investing at the best of times is high risk what you face with this property, in my opinion, is a 100% gamble.