I never would have predicted SE Wisconsin to be the next tech hub, but analysts have already started calling this Wisconn Valley with the impact Foxconn will have and the venture capital they are pumping into this area.

There is no real sweet spot as far as predicting the weather in St.

@John Merritt   Remember transferring property involves to things: transferring the deed which transfers ownership of the actual property and the security instrument (mortgage, security deed or deed of trust) which shows who is on the hook for the $$ borrowed. 

I ended up foreclosing on 200 investors who could not refi.. refi's were not happening banks were NOT making loans.. but not predicting that.. 

These scams like Equitybuild and Morris Invest try to reinvent the wheel, and the results are exactly as one would predict.

But I'm not a glass-is-half-empty type person.Asking me to predict the future on past results pretty much breaks every disclaimer in finance--basic 101 stuff!

If you know how to predict those - teach me.But if you do flipping, the resulting income will be counted for the taxation of SS benefits, no matter how you structure it.

Is a Contract for Deed the best instrument in California for owner financing?

Yes appreciation isn’t predictable.

Unfortunately once lost you can not predict when you may have to sell and therefor a definite risk of loss exists.