In 2015, we purchased this luxury 6-plex for $960K with indoor parking, central air, four 3 bedrooms/2 bathroom units and two 1 bedroom 1 bathroom units. Each year we’ve been close to cashflow neutral, earning absolutely no monies from positive cashflow. Many of my startup students ask in bewilderment, “Why bother?”

The reality is that many of my new startup students have walked away from investment opportunities simply because they don’t generate cashflow. Unfortunately, they have likely missed out on some pretty amazing opportunities. The reality is that positive cashflow isn’t the only way to build wealth in real estate investing; in fact it often isn’t even the typical way.

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