Naturally you'd buy based on good fundamentals and the gamble is just on the startup costs of furnishings, vacancy, etc.

These properties there is almost no cash flow but they are either holding for retirement, living in one unit and renting three going FHA, or trying to buy high end quality areas hoping for rent growth and appreciation to eventually catch up to a decent return.Too me that is gambling and not investing yet the herds do it to their hearts content.

Don't gamble.

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Everyone says to do your homework but in the end some of it is still a gamble.

Mixing up your messages before you have top of mind awareness is a foolish gamble.

Inheritance list is too much of a gamble.

I guess it's a gamble for sellers to push for a lower % unless they've previously worked with that agent and know at what level they perform. 

I do not know the laws and do not have a solution short term but I am thinking, if you can set clear expectations with him how it will play out, he may realize that he is gambling with the idea of free rent verse forbearance.

Not only that, the properties I want to buy don't cash flow anymore, so I'm gambling on equity.