And what sort of timelines are you guys predicting, and how much of a crash might we see again.

The best thing is the knowledge I gained gave me a road map that made each step of the process very predictable – hence, not stressful!

The benefits of private lending is it is totally passive, low risk and predictable returns. 

While I think both are advantages to consider, CF is easier to plan for, more predictable, and receivable immediately.

Foolishly installed a smart oil gauge to track oil usage and predict spikes due to windows open or other tenant bad behavior... before realizing I don't control their WiFi and don't have cell coverage in basement to link to a cellular hotspot (oops). 

Regular office is having a hard time which is why cap rates look higher.As to what will work out better in the long run nobody can predict the future just look at Coronavirus.

And the area I am looking at happens to be expensive for any of cashflow.In the meantime, there are predictions based on the credit card loan, the job market and related stuff that 2024/2025 will be showing greater impact on real estate on the negative side.

The point is that there is no way to "predict the Market" in the Future.

If you had a crystal ball and could predict that it would be in the future, it would be worth buying all these cheap properties in Aberdeen.

What are you predictions?