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.

If you want to gamble money - and let's face it, anywhere you put money is a gamble, however reasonably secure - you better have a thick skin.

I get dozens of unwanted spam texts and calls from them daily and there is no way to stop it.

Just kids spamming.

I don't think it would rent enough to pay the loan and I would be gambling on me paying the difference.

Yes, time in the market is key, but most, myself included, have had a tendency to gamble on stocks, lose our money and never truly hold.

Lots of spam on the forums. 

You might say crypto or the next google and I would tell you your gambling.  

If you have never been a Banker reviewing a loan, then you are just gambling. 

) with 50k NOT happening ,,,,,, HMM this reads like a FB postGood luck Not all at once, over the spam of 5 years. $50K will not work for 167 properties I would need $5,010,000 to do that.