It could appreciate but I consider that gambling.

@Jay C.I would steer clear of crypto and stock market because it’s a big gamble.

So on the one hand, betting only on appreciation is a gamble (and that's why I mentioned that you need to determine whether you can survive a market downturn) but on the other hand, you can use market and economic trends to get a certain "feeling" of where the market will be in the future.

It’s the government’s right to take private property for a public purpose, like widening the street, or building the Barclays center 😀.It’s a gamble to decide if the city will actually decide to use the land.They usually provide a “fair market value” and it’s inevitable with time that the property will get acquired.

You would be gambling that rents and home prices will go up enough to make this a good deal. 

If you’re putting in offers without running your numbers you’re gambling.

dont you love appreciation ( oh wait on BP its gambling and who in their right mind would invest for that :)  )

The people that are going to get crushed are people that buy assets that have negative cash flow and are speculating/gambling on appreciation.

That is speculation and gambling. 

Prospects will not be able to tell if it was mass produced or done in house, and the authenticity helps build trust.