Looking back, not a gamble, but in 1990 that was slightly unconventional thinking partially backed by IRR rational.

because my wife is a nervouse wreck when it come to gambling our own money!

I had a hunch someone assembled it wrong.Since I'd already removed and re-packaged the lock I was replacing with this one, to return the other to the store,  didn't want to hassle a return this one, I took a gamble on my hunch that someone installed one piece wrong (the axle 180° off), and I might be able to fix it. 

It's a much safer gamble to make.Plus, if Sacramento ever pulls off a high-speed rail of some sort that could get you from Sacramento to San Jose in an hour, the real estate market here would completely EXPLODE!!!!

Plus NL is getting a Hyvee (technically on the border of Coralville/North Liberty), so you know it's legit haha.

If you're looking at $50,000 or more in capital gains, it might be worth the gamble of not finding a suitable property. 

Covid showed how borders can be shut.

The restricted zone, according to Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution, is all land located within 100 kilometers of any national border and within 50 kilometers of any ocean.

This was a known risk you build into your numbers and now you wait and see whether your gamble pays off or not. 

I can't imagine the bank wants to hold this property, or that anyone else is willing to take a gamble for much higher then I am willing to go with all the unknowns attached to the home.