It gives you and them a level of predictability. 

Now,  any of those will have plenty of 2/1’s pop up but I would predict smaller MF will be a bit more rare.  

It's probably just the beginning of the beginning, but it is coming.Watch for Black Swans: Bank Bail-ins, sudden change of U.S. presidency (which is what I predict in October-November  2021 timeframe), China invading Taiwan (not this year), proof Covid was developed in China as a BioWeapon, not naturally occuring, a shipping container shortage, (already happening), a computer chip shortage (already happening), 8,000,000 possible foreclosures, the ending of the foreclosure moratorium, the ending of the eviction moratorium and whatever BLM & Antifa have planned (riots, etc).

In simple terms, it helps real estate investor plan for and predict the “financial outcome” of their investment.As noted, by focusing on ROI real estate, the investor can view their potential profit margin if they choose to invest in real estate by buying property and renting it out or flipping houses—depending on their preferred strategy.

What is the predictable vacancy factor for STR in your area- 25%?

Raising rates too fast because they're driven by fear has predictable consequences.Federal Reserve officials getting increasingly worried about "financial stability" as opposed to inflation as higher rates begin to crush bonds.

Given this, STRs in vacation areas still have upsides I think as I predict more hotels going out of business in these areas.

LA has 85 hoods and the population is predicted to grow 30% by 2030.

Does anyone have any experience in this market, or have any predictions for the long term growth (or otherwise) of markets in this city? 

I predict a lot of lawsuits coming out of this Subject To mainia.