I disagree with that prediction.

But I don't disagree, one variable I'm having a difficult time predicting is how the two would work together.

I don't want to be mean but it is impossible to predict the future, if it were possible to do so with any consistency nobody would ever lose money.

What kind of price points are you looking at, is your focus more appreciation or income ... meaning what is your risk tolerance level (do you prefer stronger markets with more predictable albeit lower cap rates, or are you comfortable entering the unknown abyss in search of grail-esque returns) ... and if you are going to self-manage, what parts of Philly do you know best?

Hard to predict how long this will take because lenders are very busy doing this.

A quite simple method to predict cash flow for a rental.Thanks, Chaz...

Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible to predict accurate numbers for many of these expenses for a given rental unit in a given year.

There are always so many variables at play at all times that you can never predict exactly how one home will perform.

My house is close to Clemson University so I get a lot of top dollar bookings for football games, graduation, parents day, back to school move in etc.

It's revival has been predicted for years but it is still very, very rough there.