What she sees: a big gamble that you claim with one more throw of the dice  you'll win big. 

(Cashflow from other investments make this possible) They invest following the macro and micro trends and don’t gamble on gimmicks such as guessing where Amazon’s next HQ is going or where the hurricanes just crushed a market.

These skinny deals with nothing left need to be belly to belly.Choices are-1) take a gamble you can do most of the work yourself.

I think it is more suitable for flips or just gambling on appreciation lol.

One CASH flow is everything and the only reason to own rentals is to get the max amount of cash flow possible and appreciation is gambling luck or whatever. 

I worked with several rating systems like this in my time as a language teacher, with the two most prominent being the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate in the UK and the University of Michigan English Language Institute here in the USA.In starting this thread, I was thinking that the confusing task of trying to assign letter grades to neighborhoods accurately would be helped if we could come up with something like the rating rubric I use at my job, but instead applied to real estate.

A LOT can happen in the next two years including USMCA, a deal with China, deals with the EU and deals with the UK that will throw gas on an already hot economy.

That is a losing gamble in my opinion.I agree that a recession is in our future, but I don't think it will be a house buying opportunity.

Starting long distance when you don't know the area, don't have local contacts on the ground, have not seen the properties, do not know the neighborhoods, AND DON'T have the money is gambling at best. 

Real Estate Investing Is a business, like any other business, ( needs attention, love, systems, and diligence) if none of that is implemented is just a gambling game.