Nobody can predict the exact top of the market but personally I would SELL SELL SELL!

Have the numbers been as accurate as you predicted or was there some unforeseen factors?

There are three different “memberships” you can join, depending on the number of transactions you predict you will do.

For any number of reasons, people have been predicting it going back to 2015 from what I have seen.

I know as I have grown that I am pivoting from doing heavy rehabs to ground up.. easier to manage and more predictable cost wise.. 

Over the next year, Zillow predicts an additional 7% increase.From 2010 to 2016 per capita income growth (not adjusted for inflation) in the Columbus metro area was 25% versus 21% in Cincinnati, 21% in Cleveland, and 22% in the United States as a whole.I help a lot of investor build rental portfolios here in Columbus Ohio 2-4 family rentals and a few commercial 5+ unit rentals buy and hold.

And if as predicted interest rates rising to near 5% it will wipe out most gains of appreciation come over the next 12 months or so.

Then consider the predictable positives and negatives your counterpart is likely to bring to the table.

Any other good cities or areas around nice cities where there seems to be some predicted appreciation?

I've always found VA to be very reasonable and predictable as far as short sales go.