You're ignoring the equity that's built over decades from appreciation.

Or, do you want your posts to start being ignored?

I fired him as a client once I realized his team was not focused on learning the fundamentals and ignored my recommendations.

The idea is not to completely ignore cash flow, but rather to seek deals for their potential for equity gains, even if that means a modest cash-on-cash return.Due to the combined forces of value-add, market appreciation, amortization, and leverage, seeking deals that build equity can generate large amounts of capital with which you can reinvest.

"positive cash flow" is made up math that ignores how expensive it is to buy, lease out, and stabilize.  

I give my thoughts in my weekly Skeptical Take below.My Skeptical Take:I do agree with the direction of Yardi’s analysis, but its economic forecast is a very conservative estimate.It all out ignores what I view as likely accelerated GDP growth in 2026, as new tax policy and an extraordinary AI Industrial Revolution drive productivity gains and fatten both company and consumer wallets (I know that sounds gross, but that is the most likely scenario.

Words in a lease are just much easier to ignore if you are not reinforcing them.

Great to find nice used artwork at these places.Although do not ignore Goodwill for basic stuff like dishware, glassware, counter appliances, etc.....You'd be amazed at what people drop off there when they're moving in a hurry.

Even during the transition to RES, we see PMCs routinely ignore emails, answer half the questions, answer with poor etiquette and low professionalism, etc. 

I asked for ad copy and accountability of all adds and money I spent, only to be ignored.