I predicted job and area menities were top fo the list, but maybe the sampling set Rice University didn't target the suburban area enough?

I can not predict the future, but....that has no chance of happening.

This is only if all the usual expenses have been accounted for (purchase, taxes utilities, holding, closing, etc.) and your re-hab budget (+15%), plus the market being in the right place or will be soon enough (which is tough to predict). 

Deal flow is king in this market and you either need to have it or to invest with someone who does.Done correctly, passive investing does not simplify life during your learning curve but it does afterwards.If you can predict economic cycles, forget about real estate and short (or long) the stock market...much easier than messing with REI.Stick with good sponsors, cash flow, add value, prudent debt, and reserves...good recipe at any point in the cycle.And if you are investing passively, consider assets classes other than just MF.

I'll be around all September but probably watching Gamecock football most Saturdays!

Being a self employed tile contractor I cannot predict exactly what I can save.

My motivation to start out buying and renting out properties is growing day by day but I am looking for any guidance and advice on how to move forward with a few properties that I predict with not only grow in value in the near future to sell but to provide consistent cash flow month to month. 

Oil is predicted to continue to rise.2.

This is similar(ish) to trying to predict gentrification trends with new Starbucks locations.

No one can 100% predict if a value of a property will go up.