Otherwise I stay away and let the gamblers have at it.  

They are gamblers.

I’m a gambler, and sometimes you win!

I guess it’s all a gamble really.

By house hacking with $2k in your pocket and getting mixed up with parents on a deal you're building a straw house that'll get blown down.Good luck I hope you consider this advice but pretty sure you won't because this is slow and steady and we live in a microwave society and you're going to do what you want because you are chasing a fix similar to that of a gambler.

I have a lot of high stakes gambler friends.

For EACH INVESTMENT…or don’t call yourself an investor… call yourself a gambler.

I.e. he’s referencing gamblers who don’t understand, or care to understand, the fundamental rules of investing.

Buyer's that believe that $500 cash flow number are exactly the same as the gambler who expects a blackjack every hand.

House flippers are high stakes gamblers and winning and losing is just part of the game.