You can spend a lot of effort trying to predict where the next emerging city will develop or you can take that same effort and just become an expert in your local market.

Two respondents commented that they thought the pandemic would impact their business for another two months, and a few others predicted up to another six months.

The more thorough the inspection, the more accurately you can predict future expenditures on the property.

We can't predict the future but you can predict rental income.

They're risky, and they're prone to massive cost and timeline overruns if you don't know what you're doing.Raw land is also usually not a great place to start investing - it doesn't produce any income, and predicting appreciation is very difficult, even for seasoned pros.Knowing literally nothing about your personal situation, if I were personally in your shoes, I'd sell the land and use the cash to buy good cash flowing rentals somewhere else...

Some of the information they presented was good to know, mainly the Houston market update and predictions for how the city will fare during the upcoming recession. 

Duplexes have more reliable comps and I can more predictably refinance.

It's a fool's errand to predict the future.

I know it's impossible to predict but some insights could be helpfulThanks!

Appreciation isn't predictable, especially in the current market.