As professional AP's and in particular AP's engaging mostly in card counting, we need and fortunately I have been able to acquire, a large bankroll. Naturally we want that money working for us rather than just sitting there. This (investing), however is an area I am not very knowledgeable in.
When I purchased my first property, a condo, I was required to put 25% down (actually closer to 30%). Even though professional gambler is being seen as a more legit and substantial form of income (especially in Vegas where there are many), you gotta show a history, meaning paperwork, tax returns, etc. At that time I hadn't been at it all that long and had been at it at a reasonable level of income even less time. The property was acquired through an auction and the mortgage through that same outfit. Because they were looking to move a number of units they had sitting empty, I think I was able to put less down that I would have if I had been purchasing without that situation.
Four years later after I sold my condo, when I was purchasing my first house, I was able to purchase it with less down as I had more of a history, but I still chose to put 50% down. I figured putting significant part of my bankroll into that was my form of investing it, rather than getting involved with the stock markets and other areas that I am not very knowledgeable with.
I then went even further purchasing a second, smaller, less expensive home, in the same neighborhood which was selling below market. With real estate being rock bottom, I though this would be my vehicle for investing my bankroll and making money off of it. I fairly quickly decided I didn't like the whole renting out my second property/landlord thing and sold that second property early this year.
The only reason I didn't take those funds and pay off the balance of my primary home was because I was and still am in a situation where one of the local casinos is paying that primary home mortgage for a year (via winning a drawing). As soon as that is complete, in January, I will be paying off my primary home, which will reduce my monthly nut (hate that phrase) and serve as that invested part of my bankroll that I can get to through a line of credit if things go really bad with what I consider my playing or easily accessible bankroll, which is right at 6 figures.
edit: I didn't realize until after I posted that I covered some of this earlier in the thread (although several years ago). My bad for only reading the recent posts.
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