Is it clickbait for advertising dollars, is it because if it happens they can say they predicted it snd if it doesn’t nobody remembers?

Its hard enough to predict 1 month out let alone 24 months.

I'd say eliminate as much of the unknown as possible and get your net worth in places that are predictable and less volatile. 

Some HMLs/private lenders don't have credit score requirements.This makes sense as your credit score is a good indicator of long-term creditworthiness, but in the short term (like the typical term length of a hard money loan) factors like liquidity are more predictive of timely repayment.Best,Michael

No way to predict what rates will be when you are complete. 

That trend will probably continue at least through this year if not the next, so I would predict that any market where it's especially difficult to get an investment deal, regardless of where rents are right now they will be going up in the very near future to solidify profitability. 

No one can predict/time the market, and you don't want to be waiting on the sidelines indefinitely.

I know estimates are just that (estimates), but what ways have you more-experienced investors used to get as close as possible to predicting costs??

They can't predict their future and neither can you.

*past success doesn't grant to the ability to predict the future.