Personally, I would not purchase a condo for cash flow, its just too un-predictable, I rather stick my money in a small MF that I am in control of in a B/B+ class neighborhood. 

My current job schedule is way to unpredictable for class.

In this analysis - yes, indeed, the difference in tax rate (which, by the way, is totally unpredictable) would matter.I, on other hand, look at it from the practical angle: I have a choice between putting $5,000 into Roth or putting $5,000 into a traditional.

Reality is, it is almost impossible to accuratly estimate every line item, and so the hope is that one goes fast and easy and that makes room for the other one, which turnes out to be an unpredictable desaster.I would go with #1.

You watched the Domestic Automobiles decline for the next 10 years, but you closed your eyes to the fact that Detroit was 90% dependent on Auto.How could you say that it was unpredictable?!

:never invest for appreciation, its unpredictable" etc.

And the tough part is they are unpredictable. 

In all seriousness you need to file a police report .when schizos go off their meds they can be dangerous and do unpredictable things

They're so unpredictable and can increase at any point. 5% for repairs seems a little low.

This problem is very challenging to solve right now due to the unpredictability of costs (labor + materials).