What is Cash Flow Investing

 You can think of cash flow investing the same way you think about dividends with stocks. At some interval, whether it is monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually, you will receive regular cash distributions from your investment. You are buying a portion, or all, of an asset that can be leased or otherwise used to generate income.

With real estate investing, cash flow is the result of proceeds from rent payments. Let’s take a multi-family apartment building as an example. Say the property has 50 units and each unit rents for $1,000 per month. If we assume an expense ratio of 40%, the net income per month on that property is $30,000. While it is always a good idea to keep some portion of that net income in reserves, (To Read More, visit the Realty Mogul blog)