Since you are looking for cash flow, can you get the kind of cash flow in Riverside or Inland Empire that you can get in Columbus, Indianapolis or Baltimore?

Which beginner-friendly approach would you recommend for building cash flow?

Unless the first property has tons of equity you might just be eating equity and cash flow to get another unit and another.

If that is the case, cash flow is a necessity.If you have the means to absorb negative cash flow then you should concentrate on total return.  

I have a good stable job, so cash flow is not needed to live on.

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Our approach merges proactive maintenance, fast response times, and genuine relationship-building.

Real estate is not very good at cash flow (it's super power is equity).

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In short: $558k gross, ~9% cap, modeled cash-flow of ~$92k/yr with professional management (or ~$140k if self-managed), and conservative 5-yr after-tax proceeds of ~$1.4M.I’m sharing the math, assumptions, depreciation treatment, and the risks/opportunities I saw (value-add ideas, occupancy sensitivity, and market comps).