If you have a history of gambling problems and not paying your bills, the "asset based lender" still isn't going to give you their money.

To me, that is not an investment, but a gamble.

It is basically gambling on trends. 

If your a gambling man it maybe worth a shot.

I do see people being sued for the dumbest things, so as much as I respect @Jay Hinrichs @Jay Hinrichs I would not gamble and take any leap of faith on not being sued.

I don't go to casinos to gamble. 

Going in a deal without a plan/view/numbers is gambling. 4) Before spending a $ in a project, look into all the things that can go wrong / and have a contingency plan. you are as strong as your weakest link, whatever can go wrong will go wrong (Murphy's law) / and thats alright as long as you see it coming.5) Market risk is tolareted, capital risk never 6)Book the loss, embrace the failure & move on.

A bit of a gamble as drywall is his expertise but the work is not complex, just labor intensive, so we'll give it a shot.

If you are comfortable breaking even for a bit while betting on appreciation, it feels like a decent gamble.  

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