This will be useful for posters that want to develop a pro forma and make assumptions and later compare their actual operations data on the site to see how good the feedback from the forum is at predicting how things will go in the real world2.

My hunch though is that especially when it comes to having other people manage the property and headaches that we really don't care as landlords about what neighborhood the property we own is in, but rather what the best predicted return on investment is.

Whether the place you live in will become warmer or colder will depend on a number of factors and scientists do not know enough to predict that.Here's an article from the Woods Hole institute that speculates that the North-Eastern part of North America and the Western part of Europe will actually become colder due to global warming.http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?

The temperature may not be "Million of degrees", but neither of us can predict status of the ice at the poles in five years.

He was awesome predicting the long term Cali trends!

Yun's accuracy on past predictions, as I live in San Diego, well, La Jolla, and I'm from DC/Potomac, and neither market would I list in the top 20 post-big-recession.DC has the BRAC [military base realignment concentrations from closing military bases] plus of course the government expansion to stabilize housing prices and rents -- but that means in a market correction, there was less loss of value and fewer foreclosures than national average -- so MANY other cities have far better cash flow numbers for multifamily properties than DC, for our market [b and c undervalued multifamily]So, I'll assume Mr.

This is pretty much what I predicted would happen in the short term.

Many argue about the accuracy of the FICO model to predict future behavior but no one, not one single expert, disagrees that the FICO model is 100% dependent on correct and complete information on the subject being modeled.Prior to the FICO gaining its current lofty position, few people really bothered with the minute details of what was in their credit report.

this cycle is slow moving and somewhat predictable, especially if you own stable and manageable properties.

and here in Oregon we have not had major quake since 1995.. but they are predicting the mother of all quakes that will wipe out most of seattle and Portland and the coasts.. so I am with you there natural disasters are down the list.. every place has something.more people are killed in thunderstorm convective activity  IE tornado's each year than anything else..