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Cash Flow Will NOT Make You Rich

August 3, 2010 by Marco Santarelli

Don't get me wrong. Cash flow is good (assuming it's positive), but absolutely NO one has ever become rich from cash flow alone. Think about that for a minute.

Let’s look at a quick example. Let’s say you have a $100,000 property that generates $200 per month in positive cash flow. That’s $200 per month after all your expenses and debt service. That would give you $2,400 per year or $12,000 over five years in cash flow.

Assuming you follow our advice of maintaining a reserve account for each of your properties to cover future maintenance and repairs, you will have made $12,000 in net profit over those five years. This assumes that nothing unforeseen happens along the way such as a hot water tank or leaky roof requiring replacement, or a long-term vacancy.

If you’re going to put your investment capital, credit, and possibly your income at “risk” for $12,000, then you’ll need more than just cash flow to make it worthwhile. You need to be investing in markets that offer good appreciation potential. That is how you become rich!

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Filed Under: Real Estate Investing Tagged With: building equity, cash flow, Investment Property, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Market

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