But with gambling being so accessible, people are throwing away home down payments without even realizing it.💡 Are you seeing this trend in your network?

If there are other options tha I can use without having to sell my townhome I would love to explore them.

I guess I am not sure what your goal is, but I guess funding capital improvements is one way to get involved in CRE, but like Don noted, if you don't understand the concepts of investing nor the specific risks of any of those options, then you are not investing, you are gambling at best, and throwing money and time away at worst.I.e. a quick search of Cincinnati for industrial properties under $300k, and I have about a dozen. 

Is that a gamble you'd want to take?

Whether you're eyeing an up and coming neighborhood or trying to predict the next downturn, it’s always a gamble to wait for the 'perfect' moment.

For "SELL LATER", below, I'm thinking that the family of the majority owner will want to sell when they receive a stepped-up basis upon the patriarch's death (this is a gamble on my part).

Unlike NV that has massive income from Gambling

If your units meet the qualifications of no-fault eviction, I would start the termination process over (because may 25 was so recently I would not gamble and try to amend existing notice that may be found not to be compliant with ab1482).  

That's just gambling though.

It's easy for me to get lost in the grind or to focus on goals instead of progress so I'm glad that I took this moment to remember where it all started and that was with a gamble on this one property that has paid off ever since.