The seller did mention that he had a few inquires into the house, and his realtor friend feels he can move it at a close to ARV price, but the seller would rather not gamble with time.What do you guys and gals think?

Right now I'm gambling my only and last savings for an escrow deposit and hoping that money will flip at least up to $5,000 or more.

If I've missed this feature somewhere, forgive me, but it would nice to see a "news feed" of our colleagues' posts, questions, answers, etc, like other social media platforms.

I agree with Marc, not getting insurance is a huge gamble, as well as not requiring it.Sorry I didn't reply, I haven't frequented this forum too often as of late.

They were free to engage in wild speculation (gambling) because the taxpayer would bail them out.

I guess I've always seen newsletters as a marketing tool as well as a method to inform current members.Also being a tech junkie wouldn't mind seeing recent software reviews for different platforms that deal with real estate.

I relate well with these people and rarely have problems in a little city that is known for drugs, gambling, prostitution, corruption and a high murder rate.

These same "regular folks" that you sympathize with were the ones that would think they were very smart had their gamble paid off.Regarding banks, I think bank management deserves to be blamed by their shareholders, not their borrowers.

Perhaps Ned Flanders (from The Simpsons) was correct... insurance IS a form of gambling.

Or should you gamble with cheap properties in the low 20k - 30k and risk not finding buyers.Would appreciate all inputs before taking the so called leap