After looking at your post, I realized it's probably necessary to have a dedicated real estate attorney handle this issue for me since it's serious and I might make a mistake big enough that probably will cost me too much money to fix.

Suddenly realizing that what you don’t know can hurt you a lot.

@Robby SanchezBridge loans are short term and if they default or mature in many instances the interest rate doubles - so make sure you have a very solid exit planI see many get a bridge loan and realize they don’t have the 25% equity in the deal to refinance to another loan and end up getting wiped or foreclosed on because they never researched what they needed to be at on the back end when they were refinancing.

So in reality you are ALWAYS gambling in the stock market, yes, even with those big names that seem inconceivable to every drop and ESPECIALLY with those because most are so shocked and in disbelief when it occurs that it's only realized after your left with pennies on the dollar because you waited out a recovery that was never coming. 3rd: MATH and leverage.     

You should be able to realize 3-5% pretty easily with that kind of money, so then it just comes down to how much work you want to do and how much income you need/want. 

It takes longer to realize, but the gain is worth so much more than a couple hundred dollars of cash flow a month.

Default Rate - Yes, I realize that there will be a certain amount of default.

What I didn't realize is that not only is this taxed as ordinary income (I knew that part), but it also triggers SELF-EMPLOYMENT taxes as well. 

I didn't realize, one has to hold for a year to do a 1031 exchange. 

I’m predicting that people sitting on the sidelines due to rate volatility over the past year will realize that waiting is futile and will stop sitting on their hands.