Are you willing to gamble 72 large without an inspection, title insurance and spouse's signoff all under a countdown?  

;)  I do have part of my current 401K invested in an ETF that is tied to the NASDAQ so that is my form of "gambling".   

I realise that being born in Canada and moving from the UK (again more in my profile) may make things difficult for me for a number of reasons but I am hoping that BP can shed some light on things I need to consider when investing in Texas.

Of course in any market appreciation is a gamble.- Be aware of management costs.

Not sure where your located but its a gamble to rent and wait.. its only 6k negative a year that's not bad.But if having that debt precludes you from other investments then sometimes its best to cut and run..

Any investment is a gamble - not as risky as the craps table, but never guaranteed - and you shouldn't be gambling with your future.

Feels like a gamble with the appraisal.

It's a gamble to sign up for those tasks for sure unless you really want to learn and get your hands dirty.

Gamble on Magic Johnson coming in and the area appreciating.  

Dunedin NZ from St Albans UK when we first bought. 19,068km