There are other riskier assets that I think should go up but they are far more of a gamble so I am using our retirement money for those.

So I am willing to pay the price is the value is inevitable not gamble my savings on a guy selling me financial freedom through information I can get on these forums for instance.

To me, it is speculation or gambling.

As I always say, if you want to gamble, their is Vegas for that.

I didn’t have enough money for renovations on my first deal last year so I basically gambled on bitcoin / ethereum until I had tripled my initial $2500 dollars and then pulled it out due to the necessity of paying the contractors.

I considered using him, but his online presence is really poor, which means unfortunately I'm not going to take a gamble with a huge investment, on him.

I guess the main reasons I’d want to keep the house are 1) ego - to be able to say “I own a rental property” and 2) hope for things to magically turn around and one day sell for profit (gambling...)What would you do in my shoes?

The office confirmed with the owner that 66% of the balance due was a good gamble and we took the money.

If you do an auction, you just have to be okay with the gamble that you might be buying a lemon with a ton of problems!

Hence, you're asking for gambling advice from someone on the internet.