.: Quote from @JD Martin: Quote from @David Pike: If you invested $100k and then put $19k in for the capital call, you would potentially get your capital call back ($19K) plus 25% of the $100k so $25k.So you're looking at either a $75k loss if you gamble the $19k, a $100k loss if you don't participate and are wiped out, or a $119k loss if you participate but are still wiped out.

Another one will show up.If you get those five pieces right, your first project becomes a controlled learning experience instead of a gamble, and you’ll feel a lot more confident when you transition into rentals next year.

If you want to get rich tomorrow, gambling is the only way to go. 

Big gamble in my opinion. 2.

That's just gambling though.

But it’s a bit of a gamble on how long that will take to happen, and if it will actually happen.

But we aren't gambling in REI.

I do my search and feel that Manchester, Liverpool , and Birmingham as most likely areas I can invest in , My goal is to have good houses "Single famliy" with good prices that can establish a good cash flow as passive income.For sorry I do not live in any of those ares, I know them from EPL and try to do the research based on income and thier share in UK GDP , for sure london is the best but I can not handle the prices there.Based on my reasech I can classigy them as follow : Manchester is the best in , Birmingham , and then liverpool.I see Liverpool houses is more but rent to prices ratio is low .I need your insights on this with your valuable advise , considering the area I choose , I will keep investing on it and enlarge my protfolio in it for the next 10 years.

I think it's a gamble, could do well but could do terribly. - Don't buy sight unseen.

Putting $5,000 of nonrefundable earnest money down without an inspection or utilities is a big gamble.