Our investors benefit from immediate equity creation, and long term predictable cash flow, overall a great investment for us!

I predict that the substantial home price cost savings and greater control they enable the buyer to have will make them grow in popularity.

Current prediction is rates will land in the high 4s in 2 to 3 years.

This approach helps manage costs while providing predictability for tenants.Thanks @Julia Lyrberg!

It's really hard to predict where regulation will go and it is indeed one of the risk factors for all investments.

That will be a determining factor for where it makes sense for you to purchase.Regarding waiting - bear in mind a lot of people were predicting rates in 2024 would be in 5% range or low 6s, which didn't turn out to be the case.

Turns out the theory was right, but the decline has been even steeper.You might be able to predict whether a future market will be better or worse than the current one, but predicting how much worse or better is nearly impossible.And don't even get me started on how sponsors could be manipulating purchase cap rate, whether intentionally or unintentionally, by reporting pro-forma caps, non tax-adjusted NOI, and so on. 

Audrey - Dave might disagree or add more context, but I think that predicting 5-year rent growth is a bit like forecasting the stock market 5 years from now. 

Quote from @Benjamin Finney: I'm curious what real estate investors and private money lenders like myself use to inform their businesses strategy and predict future market conditions.

It's an asset that provides stable predictable income as well as appreciation and tax benefits next step buy yourself a Bently and celebrate.