Even if you could predict when, and even if you when you were in it, you are missing deals that you could be making...waiting for something that is hard to define until years after it has happened.Here's my tagline at the bottom of all my emails:  "The things that come to those who wait, are the things that are left behind, by those that get there first".

My stock portfolio is risky, my real estate portfolio is conservative.

Stocks have continued to demonstrate extreme volatility and risk.

@Tyler Psenicska reinvest in real estate, you will always make more in real estate than any stock market investment.

Funny thing though I've never been able to predict with too much pin point accuracy.  

I don't think buying bonds is good practice for buying stocks and i think it's a similar comparison.

If you focus on those and are willing to take risks (risks are why real estate provide higher returns than the stock market), with the knowledge to back up your decision to take the risk, be ready to pull the trigger.Condos/Townhomes are great for hands off maintenance, but terrible as investments.

How about is there a single metric that could be a predictor, or does it take at least two metrics to predict a crash.

These include bank accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and so on.

all three are distinctly different in form and function.roofstock is more of a MLS type system highly automated representing civilian sellers by and large and some turn key companies will list their stock on Roofstock.. its pretty snazzy however after care is between you and the PM.Homeunion has some hybrid of turnkey marketing company in the same vane as Jason Hartman Maverick Norada etc.MI is what many consider the gold standard in turn key investing.. very deep experience in the space.. and control all aspects..