Check out this Thread on predicting the date of the 1,000,000th post

It's like the people who claim to predict the stock market.

Two predictions that I found interesting were included in the Fitch Report.

Who could have predicted 2005 prices in 1995?

It’s some economists’ predictions on what we can expect to happen over the next several years.

I did look future prediction of crime rates through some gov and other websites but I could not find any predictions 2) Good point.

Then, knowing you estimated future value and the current price, you can calculate the appreciation rate.Better to just look at current cash flow and assume the future in unpredictable.Read "The Black Swan" to get an idea of the futility of trying to make predictions.

unfortuntately, i predicted this as i read your thread....best policy i have is to go ahead and evict..and tell tenant, i'm happy to work with you, provided you pay all debts, late fees and court costs before court date...

Take the higher number in the range you predict on each expense.

I predict that by the end of Obama's first term.