There is no crystal ball for your problem. 

@Crystal Hammond I would get educated on wholesaling and what’s entailed.

No one has a crystal ball though so it is difficult to predict further than say 12 months or so (which still look strong).

When markets finally go down ( everyone can look at indicators but nobody has a crystal ball ) then investors can accelerate buying at the bottom.In commercial real estate Trumpenomics with his latest tax laws through 2022 is juicing the economy for more years past then a typical 8 to 10 year cycle period.

That way if you bought 60 payments and the borrower paid it off on month 20, its crystal clear what your payment is.

My crystal ball is murky. 

Crystal

@Chris Munichiello The crystal ball isn't exactly my thing, but given the *severe* shortage of homes on the market, I expect prices to continue to climb in the short to medium term.As of Q4 2018, Suffolk County (Boston) was down to a 1.3 month supply. 

We were going to have a formal inspection done before making an offer just to be crystal-clear on what we would be dealing with, but the realtor suggested we save some time and money by having a contractor take a look to help us determine the repairs required, and subsequently how much we should offer.Is this pretty standard practice as far as "due diligence" goes? 

Purchase price: $175,000 Cash invested: $26,875 Sale price: $220,000 This was a vacation rental in the Crystal Beach area of Destin.