Comments on: Cash Flow vs. Appreciation http://www.123flip.com/cash-flow-vs-appreciation Education for the Serious House Flipper Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:37:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.123flip.com/cash-flow-vs-appreciation/comment-page-1#comment-900 Matt Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:46:36 +0000 http://www.123flip.com/cash-flow-vs-appreciation#comment-900 Here's the problem with appreciation. With the exception of post-WWII and the past 10 years, housing has appreciated at just under the inflation rate for the past 100+ years. So you're not going to actually make any money from the appreciation of a house. Here’s the problem with appreciation. With the exception of post-WWII and the past 10 years, housing has appreciated at just under the inflation rate for the past 100+ years. So you’re not going to actually make any money from the appreciation of a house.

]]> By: Josh Gesler http://www.123flip.com/cash-flow-vs-appreciation/comment-page-1#comment-637 Josh Gesler Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:35:37 +0000 http://www.123flip.com/cash-flow-vs-appreciation#comment-637 I just discovered you blog and I'm reading the whole thing starting from the beginning. I am starting a real estate investment company and your site has a wealth of information. This post really hits home for me. My entire strategy is based on buy-and-hold. My feeling is that if I go through all the work of finding a property that will provide positive cash flow every month, then why on earth would I sell it? This goes back to your rich vs wealth post. I could certainly make a lot of short-term cash rehab-flipping, wholesaling, or even speculating, but I would rather have a smaller amount per month that I know will be there even if I'm laying on the beach rubbing cocoa butter on my belly. Thanks for sharing all this great information online. You've inspired me to do the same as I develop my own company. Good luck in the coming year. Josh Gesler I just discovered you blog and I’m reading the whole thing starting from the beginning. I am starting a real estate investment company and your site has a wealth of information. This post really hits home for me. My entire strategy is based on buy-and-hold. My feeling is that if I go through all the work of finding a property that will provide positive cash flow every month, then why on earth would I sell it? This goes back to your rich vs wealth post. I could certainly make a lot of short-term cash rehab-flipping, wholesaling, or even speculating, but I would rather have a smaller amount per month that I know will be there even if I’m laying on the beach rubbing cocoa butter on my belly.

Thanks for sharing all this great information online. You’ve inspired me to do the same as I develop my own company.

Good luck in the coming year.

Josh Gesler

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