Betting on appreciation with a risky interest only, adjustable rate mortgage is simply gambling.

But if you're willing to take the gamble, the returns could be huge if the development does happen.  

Smart investors make their money when they buy - waiting for appreciation seems to be a bit like gambling.

RichI put lotteries, gambling and stocks in the same category, so in my mind, since equities were recommended, that would include lotteries and gambling.Like I stated before, I hold stocks and mutual funds, but with all the manipulating that occurs in the market (from the govt on down), I treat it the same as I would gambling.That article describes what main stream America buys into - that's a problem....

It always seems like every poster who says investing for appreciation is gambling is willing to bet on depreciation.

(yes, I know my approach to this is more like gambling then investing but I am in the water now.)

, and now you're locked into that corporate job because you'd rather have security instead of gambling on a new venture.

And what kind of gamble are we investors making, when most MF loans are only locked in for 5-7 years?

I hired them last year to act as maintenance/property management for my Dubuque properties, after Cory reached out to me on BiggerPockets in response to a post I made.  I thought things were fine until recently, I had...

Gambling ?