I wish I had a crystal ball.

I'm looking in my crystal ball and seeing a Reagan-esque smack down ala Carter on Carter's performance relative to the misery index during the next presidential election.....provided we can find a candidate who has a pair.

Unfortunately, no one has a crystal ball, so it is all guess work, and for somethings, say cap rates, a small tweak in one direction or another can totally change those numbers for better or worse.

My crystal balls says we're around 70 now: damaged, beat up a bit, but still fundamentally sound. 

You need to pay clear attention to wording and if it isn't crystal clear, ask in a way that makes it clear.

An former tenant burned out the motor on her freezer twice because she it would go out of level and she waited too long to notify us that she was noticing ice crystals forming on the food.

@David FawcettI use statistics and other sources of authority because without them all we have are opinions.The real estate "crystal ball" really only goes out about a year or two... beyond that it gets a little foggy and there's way too much that can happen between now and then.So maybe nobody knows the real truth, or the full answer, and certainly no one knows the future.

Check with your crystal balls and tell me what you think.

Regards,Crystal S. 

That's because I'm generally making an offer decently below ask and I want the seller to be crystal clear that it won't be funding that stops a deal from closing.