There is nothing profound in real estate, just be careful, don't do anything that might constitute gambling or high risk and you'll be fine.

not really feasible to pay for title If your going to be bidding on auction properties since maybe one out 50 actually go to auction.you need to be able to do this yourself.and of course out here on the west coast since all our title plants have been moved off shore we can get title date downs over the phone in about 90 seconds.. you guys have to use leg work UGH

You cant gamble on Appreciation.

We've been analyzing deals and feel that we have a pretty good handle/baseline to analyze a deal instead of feeling like we're gambling.

That's called gambling, not investing.

Bigger pockets is a great help.You could leverage the money into 7 $100k flips You could buy a big multi unit and use it for a down payment.Whatever you do don't gamble it and lose it.You could Jv with people and get

You have to treat this like gambling in Vegas... you have a limit and you won't cross it no matter what.It's all numbers.

You're encouraged to take risks (hey, it's a gambling city), permits are easy, the neighbors mind their own business, and I think you have a real chance of success. 

I just think it would be a gamble.

Anything else you are gambling/hoping it will turn out OK and not be an issue.