Until the federal law changes, I would consider it a gamble.

Good Luck with your Real Estate adventure, if you ever need help with anything here in the McHenry, IL area, just let me know - Happy Holidays and a safe new year  !

The proceeds may go to do good but it's the method of promoting gambling by a church that's rather questionable.

I equate it to gambling and have since my first investment in some comics at age 7 and my first gambling expedition at age 6 to south Lake Tahoe.

But with 25 years and about 6 different areas I still say it is a gamble that may not be worth the risk.

So it is a gamble but it is a gamble in your favor.  

At this point if you're banking on substantial appreciation you're taking a gamble.

Picked up a four-plex for my first hold. It's pretty rough, C neighborhood at best. Two lower units wrecked, one vacant one occupied. Two upper units are perfect with great tenants.

So, tenants in unit 1 are selling...

Private loan packages are a gamble on whether a disclosure of this nature would be present.I think the more shocking concept here is the borrower denied you.

We had a recession and no one was spending money so I went back to truck driving and I started a modeling and talent agency, I ran that for about six years.On my final leg of my adventure I started a personal training and sports rehab clinic in Napa Valley and teamed up with a local chiropractor.