If the owner is not wanting to share critical information then you are gambling. 

I will offer to help them any reasonable way I can like helping with their kids fundraising events,attending and sponsoring their charity event and sports teams,and just be apart of their lives to stay at the top of their minds when someone they know needs a Realtor to handle their real estate needs.

I have 1,000 and wondering if i should continue saving for my emergency funds or gamble and invest it.

Commuting for childrens sporting events, DR/Dentist appointments?

You'd have to gamble a little bit by being out of the area but I would go for it rather than a significantly smaller return in a local area.

These paths might be family, friends, co-workers to start....then moving to MF meetups, kids sports, hobbies, clubs; investing conferences; real estate investing sites like BP, etc.  

Most of us choose to purchase insurance for financial protection and peace of mind but there are always some who take that gamble so that they can save the money.

., I once made up a little game so I could teach the kids how, when you're gambling, The House Always Wins.

Well...the Dayton Dragons baseball team has the most consistent sold out games of any sporting team in North America (startling fact), Warped Wing opened a second location, and a half dozen other breweries are now open in the city...Boston Stoker coffee is totally awesome and has several new locations (this is important because it's a key indicator for the successful revitalization of many cities...beer-food-coffee is key)...there is a river front development that is reminiscent of Columbus (which was awarded best on the country), there is big inner-city revitalization...I saw a developer by the name of Simms pre-sell 24 $500k "Brownstone" townhouses in the center of downtown (unheard of in Dayton)...there are 30 renovation projects going on downtown...and they now have a full time staff on the streets to keep the city clean...the population is on the increase for the first time since 1964....I mean this is pretty superficial, but it's every bit as important as economic indicators...there is a lot more to this...There are still "war zones" in abundance in Dayton and it's the Opiate Overdose capital of the USA...but getting better rapidly...just proceed with caution if you elect to invest there...a local subject matter expert is a must!

It more than likely will be purchased to be used as a Short Term Rental (vacation rental) as the area is a recreation paradise for both summer and winter sports.