You’ll learn how Paul discovered the vital difference between investing and speculating, why falling in love (with a deal) is incredibly dangerous, and the huge real estate gamble that Paul made that cost him $40,000.

Its educated gambling..... and you may hit a grand slam...or you may get punched in the nuts...... its personal decision on your risk tolerance.Sometimes that huge leap of faith and "screw it, I'm going for it" can reap huge rewards....and sometimes it doesn't.For every "I bought it sight unseen and its doing great", I would easily bet there are dozens that have been totally screwed...some of them don't even know it yet.

I love the can-do spirit of this website, but encouraging this is reckless.Get some experience in UK buy-and-holds before attempting it on the other side of the Atlantic. 

Hi all I'm new to the BP community and love the podcasts and content so far...I'm currently researching the UK markets as well as Spain and Portugal looking for whichever options make the most sense for rental income. 

. :)ya we sure hate that gambling for appreciation.. but some folks have to live with it.. good job.

Get very familiar with the eviction process in your market and follow things to the letter and quickly.Make sure to vet tenants thoroughly and pick wisely (and even then it is a gamble). 

Might as well rent unless you want to gamble on appreciation.

I currently live in the UK and am looking for RE deals in Huntsville, AL.

I live in the UK, but would like to invest in the US.What's a good way of finding unbiased information about good cities to invest?

You a gambling man?