The things I predict a PM would do poorly for my properties are:1) Poor advertising-I try to make sure my property is at the top on Craigslist and also on Facebook groups and Postlets, PM might not even put it online anywhere.2) Over-screening-Many PM won't show a property until the person has filled out an app and paid $25 or more.3) Higher maintenance costs-Many PM will go to the phone book and hire a company that results in a charge grossly higher than it should be; They should really have their own maintenance guy(s) on their payroll to make it work for me.4) Lack of interest in showing my property as a "open house"-Might cause a lot of underqualified people to show up but at least it will get some applications filled out and some interest in the property from people who want to see it in person first.

I heard on the radio today that forecasters are predicting a strong El Niño pattern later this year.

Conversely, understanding why some markets are relatively "crash-proof" allows you to understand what you give up in terms of appreciation in those markets as a trade off for stability and predictability. 

Canada's Teranet-National Bank House Price Index was up 1.2 per cent in July.In a Reuters poll released Wednesday, 20 analysts predicted this trend would continue.

Im guessing there's no way to really predict which areas will become Memphis in the future is there?

So the cash flow was $350/month...not the predicted 522+100 = 622/monthAnd then I got hit with double whammy in the same month! 

There are cases when the investor is 'forced' to sell and no one can predict those sad events.

I won’t pretend to be able to exactly predict the timing of greed, fear, and eventual logic.

If we were dealing with logical, predictable machines - i.e., something actually measurable, that would be all you would need. 

I know there's no way to predict what the rates are going to be in 2 or 3 years but I'm just a little nervous what if I take the fixed rate and in a few years rates still aren't above 5% that would be a huge loss in all the interest I'm paying right?