i've heard the market is pretty right now; i've seen above20% appreciation of the past year; pretty crazyAs far as predicting appreciation, there is 95% of the time a direct correlation between demographics / supply, economics and price increases; so it is more predictable than what people may thinkcheck this out:http://lenkiefer.com/2016/05/22/population-growth-...

@Steve SnyderIt is important that your client first understands the rules and regulations before he or she opens a self-directed IRA or even an IRA LLC.

Rent increases are based on supply and demand and typically increase at a much higher rate than inflation, which means over time, your ROI increases exponentially.

Our political clan, the fabled Bored of Stupidvisors, only seek to further constrain housing supplies and demand that only 100% affordable housing gets built (hint: unless SF gov plans to pay for that, at the tune of $500k per unit minimum cost, it's wishful thinking.)And if you wish to entertain yourself with SF-logic-housing, I highly recommend this blog post and comments section.

Talk to managers of contractor supply stores and ask them.

I think there's a few people that you should study and avoid some noise@Ken Rishel Mobile homes regulation@John Fedro Mobile home space marketing@Jay Hinrichs transactional funding flipping@J Scott read everything is written and buys books on BiggerPockets on Wholesaling flipping, don't ask wholesaling  questions on these forums until you've read everything he's written and read his flipping book and his renovation costing bookYou could read my BP blog on seller financing and joint ventures home sellers, money partners, private IRA lenders, and other creative ideasDodd Frank and safe act are not the easiest laws to understand and I highly recommend that you use a registered mortgage loan originatorLastly buy the real estate agent books in your state and know the information. 

I think that it is simply a supply and demand game. 3 years ago we purchased a home in Sherwood Forest off of Laurens Road for 83k we sold it one year ago for 135k with only a bathroom upfit.

Lastly, keep in mind that you may need to supply some key money or free rent to the next commercial tenant if the vacant unit needs work 

There are laws and regulation about lending money that you need to look into.  

The smallest decline in sales Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes grew from 32 to 43 days;Total property sales were down 22.7 percent with 8,223 units sold;Total dollar volume declined 18.4 percent to a little over $3 billion;The single-family average price rose 7.2 percent to $403,712; The single-family median price increased 8.4 percent to $330,500;Single-family home months of inventory registered a 2.8-months supply, up from 1.8 months a year earlier.