Hi my name is Kirk Zacharda and I am absolutely thrilled to be a new member of this community.

I will spend thousands of dollars on travel and dining and las vegas gambling, but still wearing the same clothes I have been wearing for ten years because I am too cheap to pay for clothes.

You mention the "Contractor Wildcard" as a gamble.  

Hi @John OConnor, I started watching Mike Zuber on One Rental at a Time on YouTube and my wife has been thrilled with the content.

Cash flow properties are safer but I don't think investing in equity growth is "gambling" as many people state in REI forums. 

I have spoken to a gentlemen who holds a second position mortgage on the property and he sounds like he would be thrilled to get any money.

My wife and I have a small buy and hold portfolio in Memphis, and we would much rather hold on to a good tenant than raise rent and gamble on a tenant leaving, i.e. avoid the tenant search, lost rent and turnover costs associated with a changeover in tenants.

Playing the appreciation game is a huge gamble, with a lot of unforeseen future moves with rates and segmented markets. 

When you invest for appreciation, it is more like gambling, because there are so many factors.  

https://www.wlky.com/article/online-sports-betting-kentucky-...
This should help bring more tax revenue into Kentucky and less money going out driving across to Indiana to place bets. Hate the brain drain of it all, ...