."), we've now had 2 Official MeetUps and 1 informal Happy Hour.In each of our events, adding to the 'international flavor' of our group, we've had at least one visitor from out of Korea in attendance.At the first one, we had Andrew Kim, Investor from Hong Kong, who had just closed on his first purchase of a one room officetel in Seoul.At our happy hour, fellow BP members @Maxwell Lee and his now wife @Kelly L. , visiting Korea from Jacksonville, Florida, as part of a month-long, world-travel vacation / honeymoon showed up.And at our most recent one, held on Dec 6, we had international investor Rose, president of the United Group based in Taiwan, who helps bring Asian money into the US, UK, and other places.

I personally know others who work with him and his team, definitely check his podcast to get a flavor.

And asking locals and real estate agents or other investors can also had flavor to the picture.

It's the "flavor of the day". 

What they don't get is that all that other stuff does facilitate their making more money, and knowing that stuff makes doing deals much easier and safer.The whole primes of wholesaling is pretty lame, just the nature of an invented specialization based on a generally limited inventory to a very limited market.Can you imagine Baskin-Robins having only three flavors of ice cream?

Sadly I don't think Italian is my flavor... think 911 GT2-3 :)Thank you for the kind words.

Prediction comes in two flavors: 1) help investors, like you mentioned, get a head start and analyzing their risk options; 2) help explore a new opportunity for efficiency gains such as reducing the work load of the real estate community by 50%.I'm not convinced that real estate markets lend itself to be forecasted because it moves on long time scales anyways.

Currently have a 7 year mortgage at 3.5% fixed and I don't plan on moving once it's paid off (and I won't be refinancing).I remember when I first moved out here complaining about the food not having any flavor and seeking out to find Tacos de Mexico on Santa Fe. 

Commercial will also typically have a lot more to do with the age/amenities of building..One way I've heard it loosely described is something like (with a little flavor from me..)Class A: Great tenants.

But appreciation rate can vary widely from market to market depending on what state is this years flavor and what billionaire is moving some factory to where.