Naturally you'd buy based on good fundamentals and the gamble is just on the startup costs of furnishings, vacancy, etc.

These properties there is almost no cash flow but they are either holding for retirement, living in one unit and renting three going FHA, or trying to buy high end quality areas hoping for rent growth and appreciation to eventually catch up to a decent return.Too me that is gambling and not investing yet the herds do it to their hearts content.

I'm a political sports fan....I usually wait to see who wins before saying which team I'm pulling for.....lol

Don't gamble.

either You Pay & Play....or You are a "spectator" 2 the sport of getting rich...it's that simple.Nothing else comes close,Nothing else is more secure, with a higher return, where U can determine exactly how much work U're going 2 put into it,U determine what U're going to sell/rent/1031 it for,U determine who U'll lease option it to & 4 what amount....there really IS nothing else Like it!

Mixing up your messages before you have top of mind awareness is a foolish gamble.

Since my sport of choice was full contact martial arts (Tae Kwon Do), ‘monster’ and ‘Neanderthal’ hung in for a little while.

Inheritance list is too much of a gamble.

I guess it's a gamble for sellers to push for a lower % unless they've previously worked with that agent and know at what level they perform. 

It takes work, I've seen people invite their bankers to a sporting event or dinner/drink after work when they have a major deal to work on, or send a nice "thank you" gift when it's all done.