I’m in Mississippi and I wanted to know what are some good ways to research the overall market if I’m new to it, what are some techniques I could use that would be helpful, what are things I could be looking up, what keys help me to predict appreciation/depreciation in the future other than reading local articles.

I’m in Mississippi and I wanted to know what are some good ways to research the overall market if I’m new to it, what are some techniques I could use that would be helpful, what are things I could be looking up, what keys help me to predict appreciation/depreciation in the future other than reading local articles.

No one can predict the future.

Tennis the white line is in-football the white line is out-go figure. 

I have never seen Zillow being able to accurately predict the future appreciation of properties, although the past appreciation does seem pretty reliable. 

Future DemandWhile no one can accurately predict the future, you can infer what a market is likely to do by looking at current and recent trends.

Yes market is at a peak and it will fluctuate but you can't go back and buy at a lower price and you can't predict the future. 

The future is almost impossible to predict and your equity growth could stop anytime. 

I see a lot of P&L projections that list taxes and insurance as the only expenses and then use projected rents to calculate income (It's amazing how many rental properties are listed for sale with rental rates far below market rates).The snide replies to your post are predictable from this group.

I’ve seen investors with larger portfolios eventually see it level out and become more predictable since you can spread those expenses out across more buildings/doors.