AirDNA is a great tool to predict occupancies.

I realize that that is using hind sight but the simple fact is the future is hard to predict.  

;) mathematics don't lie.. what we cannot predict is the future.. for me my future is paid for assets..   

My girlfriend works for the County and they predicted a few years ago that the Utility costs would go up 20% a year.

 $1400/mo on a $240k property is not a good investment unless it has (predictable) appreciation.  

Hi @Bryan Paul,To echo what @Upen Patel said, basically my entire office was dead wrong in our prediction for how Trump would impact rates on the morning following the election.To paraphrase a line from Wolf of Wall Street, "No one has any clue in the world where mortgage rates will go, least of all mortgage brokers."

The due on sale is real, it happens, doesn't matter if it's 1 out of 10,000 if you're the one, you can't predict that, so in every deal you need an exit, sell it if you can't pay it off.

I think a better question is what are you after...it sounds like appreciation if you want a hot market...trouble is, it takes a lot of local knowledge and research to predict where the "hot spots" will be in the near future...and there is still no guarantee appreciation will happen.My take is to invest in the areas where you have the most opportunity...only way to figure this out is to link up with a local expert, or become a local expert yourself.

The agent has no control over this, and can't predict when they'll do these kinds of things.  

A good article on the subject from our local rag:Experts predict housing, population shifts in Baton Rouge after historic flooding http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_869a1806-6654-11e6-b4f5-17157281a229.html