Also things here are more or less steady and predictable, no crazy boom and bust cycle like Phoenix for example. 

All my goals point to Triplex&Hold, but there are few rent-cost & multi-fam ARV comps in the area, so it seems less predictable. 

We want control of our lives, a relatively predictable future, and to spend lots of time with our kids (both under 2).Its great to see people talking about more realistic goals for real estate--e.g. not getting super rich and managing hundreds of units.

Predicting what will happen in the future is hard; so many factors can impact the market - inflation, interest rates, economic performance, geopolitical events, unexpected events, etc.

Nothing can predict when someone will become motivated ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Heck, YOU didn’t even know you or your kid would become motivated 15 minutes before you became motivated.

Predictive Analysis: Introduce the concept of predictive analysis to anticipate future expenses based on historical data and market trends.

Austin has been a tricky market in the last two years with predictions of decreasing (or not growing) prop value.  

Only if the economy starts to slide, which Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan thinks may happen, predicting 4 rate cuts this year and in 2025 to “avoid tipping the economy over.”

They pay actuaries a lot of money to read into the data of the past and present, to try and predict events in the future. 

It's very common for our clients to 1031 from higher cap expense risk properties into newer properties with less repair risk.It's very difficult to quantify the potential benefit here because you cant predict repairs.