The pundits are never right in their predictions- timing wise anyway. 

Nationally 4% unemployment here in Colorado we are seeing around 2%.https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/24/colorado-population-growth/Interest rates were rising through 2018 and experts are predicting another rise in rates.

Predicting the future is impossible 5 years ago Grey in the kitchen was unheard of, Now everyone does it.In 4-5 years my bet is on yellow, but it could well be Neon Pink and Green 

I always recommend finding something with predictability, not speculative neighborhoods or "pigs" marketed as "cash-cows."

I am very interested in this property because I predict major appreciation here in the next 5-10 years, like 200-300% and I know it will be able to cash flow once renovated in the mean time. 

It seems that it hard to predict it, especially if you are going through value add.2.

TerryTo Study 2006 to 2008, Sounds like you predict the future will be like 2006 to 2008.  

I won't make any predictions, but we are definitely in the latter stages of this cycle.

It has been booming for awhile now ... how much longer and higher it will continue to go boom before it goes bust and how far and deep the eventual bust will last is anyone's guess, and I believe it to be a fool's errand to try to predict such things IMO.

I predict that whatever is causing this clog came from either myself, my wife, or the BABY.