Is the gamble of little cash flow worth the potential opportunity in appreciation, tax benefits, loan pay down and potential refinance in later years? 

Maybe Seattle will appreciate more, maybe it'll slow down or even go backwards for awhile, but if you're not cash flowing in the meantime it sounds like that's a gamble that's more trouble than it's likely worth.

Drugs, alcohol, gambling, abuse.  

A general rule of thumb for most is to report any emails/messages with seemingly suspicious links and drop them in your spam folder.

Retirement accounts are unhedged gambles on future tax rates, and the odds looks poor.

It's more gambling than anything else.

Gamble you'll need to consider.

The home prices are astronomically high and while they could go higher, I think that buying one would be a huge gamble.

That's kinda my plan, and is certainly 'gambling'..... 

I'll chime in.... this strategy isn't investing, it's gambling.