I'm not saying you can't make a decent return on rentals - I and many others here have done great with it - but if you have a well-functioning, profitable business that you know, why would you gamble money into Memphis *******es, to put it bluntly? 

That's a gamble.

It may take a little bit of time, hussle and creativity to find the one for you, but it is out there.One of the main characteristics is that I need a property already rehab; for now, I cannot focus on the rehab process due to my current job, duplex, or triplex where I can live.

Because they are gambling.11. 

At that point things are more of a gamble. 

They cannot arbitrarily make wild gambles because they feel like it - they have to operate within established risk parameters that are approved by several regulatory bodies and internal controls.

The client was willing to gamble on furnishing for STR over LTR route and we were good for 3.5 years, then one day the man came and shut it down. 

It’s just a gamble.  

People have failed twice now with the housing bubble and the recent meteoric increase in rates because they were gambling with the rates to save a percentage point.  

After 45 years investing across many asset classes, many investment types, and everything from lowest risk to outright gambles, I think I finally know the answer.The biggest divide is between investments in which operational control over that investment is with the investor, and investments in which control rests with another party.