Especially if you don't trust your own ability to stabilize it into the great returns you predict...

The further ahead you try to predict, the less accurate you can be, 

Or interest rates could go up much more sharply than people are predicting because the economy does fantastic.

Upcoming developments also predict the changing areas.Thanks & Never give up!

That is an X factor that you can't really predict. 

Real estate is easier to predict as supply is still low and demand is high.

I was the lender they were the borrowers and when things went bad their tenants stopped paying they could would pay for a few months then quit and then I took the asset.. lost of drama lots of marital discord .. was not pretty.. but I am not predicting those times again I am hoping that was once in a life time.. but folks that had free and clear assets even if they sat vacant they did not lose them.. that's my point.. no most of my friends that made it owned business or were presidents of companies that went public and got monster stock payouts.. remember I am from the Bay AREA...

Preventive maintenance, strong tenant screening, and good management will produce the most predictable outcomes.

I would assume that using the rounding down would be the most effective in predicting returns. 

Along with the expansion of Grant Road, we predict that homes in this area are going to increase in value, rapidly.