If the market isn't right for selling, hold onto it and keep collecting checks until it recovers.If you buy for appreciation, it's a true gamble.

There are far too many variables, uncontrollable events, etc for things to be broken down so easily.This is why I find such books to be a bit flaky.

Maybe Seattle will appreciate more, maybe it'll slow down or even go backwards for awhile, but if you're not cash flowing in the meantime it sounds like that's a gamble that's more trouble than it's likely worth.

Used cars are always a gamble unless you are a good mechanic or know one. 

SoCal)  Getting into a deal with the hope of appreciation to make the deal work is basically gambling, and I don't like to gamble.  

Are people just willing to gamble that the first trust Lender will allow their lien to be extinguished?

Otherwise you're literally just gambling, not investing. 

Or is it really just take my best guess and gamble with the outcome in such a transient area?

@Tyler Gamble welcome to BP. 

Land in our area doesn't come up very often, so its a gamble to just hold it and wait.