How does one predict the market accurately to make the most intelligent assumptions about the economy for more efficient real estate investing?

Here's a LA Times article 2 years ago predicting the imminent growth which didn't occur. https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-20170401-story.htmlNotice this from the article: "An important thing to remember about Playa would be that LAX is right next door, except you could never forget that LAX is next door because you will hear it.

Until after the election you really can not predict the future economy or RE for that matter.You can start looking and see what is out there for long term investment.

@Chris Salerno interesting predictions.

Understanding how the markets work, supply and demand, trends, government impact on markets, and being able to predict patterns will help you a ton.

@Debbie Holland Exactly when or how can we predict the next downfall?

No way to predict that on the front side.

No way to predict that on the front side.

The simpler better, ask if it’s better to pay yourself a salary so it’s predictable accounting or in large one-time increments.

Rinse and repeat.Pros: Repeatable and predictable.