Using materials you are familiar with is a great way to predict budget and outcomes.

I keep hearing this is predicted to be the most active hurricane season of all time.As if insurance rates weren't already bad enough in Florida and coastal areas.

Yeah, you can't predict these but it makes sense on the appreciation side even though it isn't cash flowing.I've got many more.

We look in the past for trends to predict the future, although it doesn't always work.

This can vary wildly, you can't really predict it based on similar properties nearby. 

“ Napolean HillSwannyWhat's your reasoning for predicting deals a year from now?

One that has a predictability of staying for multiple years. 

But:Cash flow = Active JobIf you do not want to do the active job and want somebody else (PM or turnkey company) to do it for you, the cash flow will be gone with the active job – that’s simple.I also found cash flow is very hard to predict.

Its VERY hard to predict market price changes.

The turn is an ongoing part of the business that you cannot always predict when it will happen, but you need to have in your rolodex reliable people who can do a workmanlike job for you quickly and not three months down the road.