I bought them on the gamble that I could get them reduced.  

Last thing you want is someone with a gambling problem that bets your operating account on black.Have regular conversations.

This amount is more than enough to support my lifestyle south of the border in the central highlands of Mexico.

It was a bit of a gamble up front because I paid for it myself entirely while pretty much all of my classmates had tuition reimbursement through their employers (for instance, a few of my classmates worked for Disney,  who pay their full-time employees 75% of their education costs.

How many investors out there have let fear of losing money, stop them from taking a gamble on a property?

There is always an opportunity cost with waiting or trying to gamble. 

Youd see the guy out and about, and he was just a free man running all the drugs and gambling in town.

In many cases these investors put almost all or a considerable part of their net worth buying these type of properties and that can be in many cases nothing more than gambling.

Marysville/Arlington could be a good area for you depending on how much growth they will receive from the commercial flights out of Paine Field in Everett and the new MIC on the Marysville/Arlington border.

(Original reservation May 25-July 8th.)The tenant is refusing to leave, and sent me a text message this morning that borders on blackmail.