It's hard to predict when the next bubble to appear so get out before you get slaughtered (as Jim Cramer would say) and have no returns to show for it.

It's good to know if ever it's needed.No, I certainly agree with you that it's impossible to predict future problems with tenants.

Whoever buys it will be free to modify the structure and not maintain it before you eventually have to foreclose - not my experience, just my prediction.

It's pretty tough to accurately predict what your actual expenses will be.

Here in SE England the 5-6% is before any expenses, so if you have to rehab or replace items you can be down even more points.On a wider note I am more confident the US has reached the turning point than I am about Europe, the whole Greece thing is making it very hard to predict the future.I am concerned about people with things to sell and the distance that puts them from the truth, that's why I started this thread.

I'm not going to buy Walmart or Microsoft at the start up stage as a speculator because I saw huge appreciation potential before anyone else... but I'll sift through the solid performers and try to find the corner cases that are neglected and get predictable and above market returns.

With a 2-story, lines may need to be temporarily disconnected.Drywall repairs were more predictable than plaster.

Management is really the key for holding costs to a predictable and calculable number each month.

I can't predict anything.

This will assist you in predicting future income.