Is it realistic to have cashflow positive investment property 100% of the time?
Filed by Brett Alegre-Wood on Monday 22nd August, 2011 in Buying Property, Mortgage and Finance, Emotions and Investing, Capital Considerations, Cash Flow Considerations, Investment Strategy
Brett Alegre-WoodChairman, YPC Group
It's a great idea, and I'm all for going for cashflow positive when it's doable and realistic, but it all depends on where the market is currently.
In addition, you need to be aware that there's a continuum of growth VS income. Those properties that give you great income take much longer to go up in value, and vice versa.
Given a choice between growth and income, I'll go for growth potential every single time.
There are a 3 reasons for this -- learn more in my video.
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