That however is a gamble too because they don't know if the property is going to even sell much less for more. 

@Kevin Wilson Homestead is a street by street gamble for sure.

Personally I Airbnb a portion of my househack here in Arvada, and have numerous clients that do it as well and are able to cashflow with just STR a basement unit.

If you have money to gamble (meaning you are ok with potentially losing it), you could try it but it is certainly not investing.

Seems like a very high risk low reward investment gambling on putting money in any of these platforms right now. 

:thumbup:Gross leases for operating businesses are like russian roulette, they consume electricity and water, property taxes get adjusted every year, so you're really gambling on A) two line items that the tenant will consume more of (have control) B) property taxes and insurance which you do not--for me, its not worth getting pinched on year 2, then negotiating with the tenant for the entire year just for them to vacate because they can't afford the increase.

There are numerous MeetUp groups that meet weekly.

Betting on appreciation isn't gambling. 

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Unless you have a plan to pay it off in a few months otherwise this approach will eat up all the cash flow and buying a property without positive cash flow is purely gambling.