> People don't usually sell their homes to cash in. The real gambling was 10 years ago. Having had a few relatives try (and fail, in Vegas) to do just this, I'

> People don't usually sell their homes to cash in. The real gambling was 10 years ago. Having had a few relatives try (and fail, in Vegas) to do just this, I'll have to disagree. Watched about $45k in downpayments+fees in each case evaporate as well as the credit scores as they defaulted.