I like my investors to keep their investment, not gamble it all away. ;-)

Take calculated risks based on your own risk tolerance, don't make decisions on a gamble or without verifying it for yourself, and don't pretend to know what you're doing if you have no idea what you're doing.

She had built up a buyers list of real buyers over the years, and was willing to gamble with relatively small option fees when a seller was willing to price correctly.Now, it can be argued that she should, or at least could acquire a brokers license.

It's a little bit of a gamble though and why take the risk if you don't have to.  

When the balloon payment comes due, you just need to "pay the piper" and see if your gamble paid off.Does this help? 

My longtime friend from the UK has always been interested in investing in the US.

But for now, I'm letting the "gambling" money ride on black.

I am also considering Spain or France as there is such an oversupply that prices have crashed.Virtually all property for sale in the Uk is listed on Rightmove: www.rightmove.co.ukCheersAnn

Looking for a "sanity check" from the expert community.

Wife and I purchased a home in 2005 for $360k with one of those wonderful 80/20 interest only heloc deals and I am paying about $1300 per month (3.25%) plus tax...

The best developers don't gamble.