And all of the mutual funds and hedge funds and everyone else that these instruments are invested in are all under massive pressure to produce the guaranteed returns needed to keep those retirement plans afloat.

Adds no value to my life, only negatives.Just my $0.02 somehow my AI can predict that my Bruce friend would say exactly that lol

He was definitely instrumental in getting a better deal for our house hack.

Does anybody have any spreadsheets or tools that they'd be willing to share with me around some solid number predictions based on interest rates, occ %, etc. 

Your investing career will be determined by your ability to accurately predict variable expenses, vacancy, maintenance, and CapEx. 

I would think it'd be pretty simple to calculate his actual rent income based on the properties current conditions and explain that at best, the tenants in place stay for years to come, he continues doing the bare minimum, and his highest predicted income is x dollars, barring any emergency spending to keep the tenants happy.

There are people that make a lot of money to make this predictions and even they can't figure it out, so a bunch of randos on BP are all just guessing, as is anyone else.The one thing I'll say is the American economy has proven far more resilient than most expected. 

And I officially lowered my rate cut prediction last week to 2 cuts (from 3) in 2024, at .25-50% each (while the bond market is also pricing in just 2 cuts, from 6).

If you could reliably predict it everyone would get rich, same with the stock market.

Fannie Mae predicts a gradual increase in sales transactions and home listings this year.Indeed, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun notes there are nearly 6 million more jobs compared to pre-COVID highs.