Gambling on appreciation is just that, gambling. 

Hey I live on the border of Inglewood.

@Mindy Jensen and @Duke Marquiss venture up your way from South of the border.

William recommended all but the 12-plex because it was on the border of an iffy neighborhood. 

You make the money when you buy, not sale the car; similar to when you choose the tenant out of several applications, your good tenants must be screened when they come to view the property.Regardless, it can be a gamble sometimes.Best of luck!

I live in a rural town near the south west border with Mexico, and invest in Phoenix and Tucson.

Finding any strategy to deal with increased interest rates, other than paying less money for properties, is in essence a gamble that interest rates will soon come down.

@Ryan Rush This business is full of gamble's and risks, it goes with the job... but I would never get so deep that I would put my family at risk..

Judah, i would rather go with the numbers, if you do them right you know it will work, taking a gamble on how you feel about a property is very risky, you could loose a lot if your not careful. i do agree with @Marvin McTaw, there may be other ways to unlock the value of a property if your gut got you to buy the place and its not quite working out the way you first thought. if you know that an area is up and coming and could raise the value then that would be going with your gut feeling and hopefully it works out, but again i feel the numbers and research of an area before you buy is the way to go.

But I view those as a losing gamble.