That can help convey confidence in a deal when someone knows you have a lot of skin in the game. Real

I am really interested to get feed back from seasoned gamer's as to what their initial thoughts are on the deal.

Of course, I am not interested in something that is risky AND requries a high degree of technical knowledge because I just dont have it.I've been playing poker for 4 years now, and I have no symptoms of degeneracy.

I'm afraid to go to the REIA meeting, afraid I'd hit the roof or blow up, but it is great to get to know who is in the game, RE is social, very social here.

I find your background interesting only because you are also a software engineer...as an engineer, you and I know that most of the coders are also board gamers. 

So, the end game really depends on your personal goals and objectives, financial plan, risk management tolerance, etc. 

I've had moderate success as a poker player and as a currensy trader.

Like poker, if done correctly, real estate is a grind. 

Rehabbing is a lot like poker.

NOI, CoC, ROI... all those things are financial metrics which can be calculated for any investment (real estate, precious metals, stocks, poker returns).Obviously the investments themselves will be quite different... mortgages, expenses, etc.