Paying some amount and getting poker chips or monopoly money to use toward a purchase is nothing but a shell game, it's clearly a method to allow credits from rents paid to buy a property.

I'm a professional poker player but I file as a professional gambler for tax purposes - more write-offs.

The problem is that I have no income to "prove" because I play poker for a living.

Making educated bets is like gambling at a poker table.

I do have some time during the day when I won't be playing poker and I won't be going to shows!

In that time I did miss about 5 weekly golf games, 1 weekly poker game and took off to CA for a week.

If they're right, they could become an entirely new market butif they're wrong, depending on what's being auctioned off, they'll take a bath.Starting with a bid approaching prime is greater risk for the greater gain.No matter how you look at it, investing is Poker without the beer and smokes.

one word - TENANTS.i'd relate being a landlord to a poker player -the pros or good players play like they've already lost - so they've got nothing to lose in their mind. as a landlord, if you're going to start renting real estate - rent it as if it will be totally wrecked.ASSUME THE WORST AND PREPARE FOR IT.don't buy and assume the best.hope for it.

The whole thing felt like a game of poker the only difference being you can't bluff the 10% down.

He's a hell of a poker player too.