Preston Ely is predicting doomsday for small investors in real estate.

Predicting these is impossible, especially over multi-year periods.

And running comps for such a situation is MUCH easier than accurately predicting expenses, vacancy, maintenance, etc on a multi.

Tampa got 'hot' in one section 3-4 bedroom SFH for a limited, predictable time (with some others rushing in on the "there's gold in them thar hills" mentality) - but I don't think we find out the true situation before the end of the year.Interactive map where the hedge funds boughtSingle Family Rent rates over the past 12 months TL;DR - Hedge funds cherry pick on market niche over a few short months, usual cheerleaders scream "we're back, baby" when reality says many niches are still sitting still or declining.

:)i'm 100% sure that following some type of tested method consistently will yield a range of predictable results.

We don’t know what’s gonna happen in 20 -25 years but we can predict the trend.

Purchase price per tenant is higher due to market being driven by home buyers and appreciation play is also high risk since investors can not predict th efuture. 

I predict great things but I am new to the area so that is speculation.

Campbell wasn't nearly as bad as it was predicted, so the market is still strong.

@Camille TreacySorry, I'm coming to this late but came across an article on this subject that might interest you.https://medium.com/enodo/how-automation-and-predictive-analytics-can-help-real-estate-analysts-underwrite-more-effectively-edbeff443c5b