It's like predicting the weather, and things can change fast.

I like this far more than owning a property (especially if you using your retirement funds) for few reasons: 1) This is totally passive investment (mailbox money), I get the check in the mail monthly of electronic debit in my bank account2) Fixed, predictable returns.

Could you have predicted a rise that we have had, most likely not - but interest rate risk is one of the greatest factors in MF investing.

Hi, so I won a tax deed at an auction for a vacant lot but I am trying to determine if there are a bunch of leins on it. The last few sales codes say CD, QC, OR, OR. I know QC means Quit Claim but what does OR mean? A...

Find out if rental costs are predicted to rise in the future by researching trends and predictions.Long-term appreciation in real estate is not a given, though.

To your questions:I believe the confidence level has to do with the confidence of their rent/price prediction.

Just remember that you have nothing to do with how they got themselves into their current situation but unlike the stock market in credit situations past performance does predict and sometimes almost guarantee future results. 

Beyond what is right and wrong, is what is most likely to occur..my forecast is based on an initial knee jerk reaction and subject to evolve..My prediction is that buyer(s) will still want (and need) to be represented, but likely at a lower average cost. 

This person would essentially be instrumental in putting the entire deal together.Given the significant role this individual would play, I'm curious about how their involvement is typically reflected in the closing documents, if at all.

Because you can NEVER predict exactly when it is coming.