I like boring - it's predictable.

Pls do not price "predicted appreciation" into your deals.

Just look at the map below of SFR priced $250k or lower:This pattern was originally predicted to continue through 2020, and doesn't seem to be slowing down.

She works in the mortgage industry and they predict the market will drop 20%.

Hard as it is to predict and control expenses, it's even more difficult to predict the project duration, so ROI is not terribly reliable in my view.For what it's worth, when we loan, we do a detailed P&L evaluation (including an ROI) and always provide it to our borrower.

There is certainly money to be made in this segment, but you have to treat it like a business and not like a financial product with a predictable rate of return and fixed value.                  

Due to interest rates, building costs, leverage, distress, and maybe other factors, I predict there will be a pretty big gap in new construction multifamily starts for the next 3-4-5 years. 

People have been predicting the turning of some of the run down areas for a long long time, but I can't help but think that between the views, the boating/fishing, the wineries, and the retirement age boom, we are going to see increasing demand and repositioning opportunities moving forward. 

In the best of times its difficult to predict appreciation.

Our book keeping software (written by me) keeps track of all the expenses and we base on that to predict future expenses, along with other market insights.