So, that sounds like a huge pain, though it's probably pretty straightforward and only a handful of documents, but man it makes me feel like just taking a gamble!

Not to mention that anticipating appreciation in the model is basically educated gambling.

i want to do what has the best success rate . the stock market just scares me . i feel like im outside a casino watching someone else gamble with money and i have know control . that money didn't come easy . if i could get it out with out the huge penalties i would have done so years ago .

It took a gamble by accepting cc payments that a tenant would later dispute the charges.

Therefore, it would really just be a gamble on appreciation.

I don't want to walk into some retail store and get a cell call telling me that sporting goods is having a sale!

Then there are a few other scattered gambling venues (Ft.

In such a strategy there are certain sub strategies (buy and hold for cash flow which is the most viable in my opinion and creates monthly income if done correctly, buy and hold for appreciation (which is a gamble on the future) and of course the combination of the two (which is easier said than done in most markets.

You want to gamble a huge amount of money with what appears to be limited experience.

I'm inclined to believe you're about to approach this as  real estate gamble instead of an investment with this deal.