Does maintenance reserve count towards your cash flow?

[Ryan Sajdera]

Hey BP,

Just curious to know what everyone's opinions were on the cash flow situation. Do you count the maintenance reserve (I budget about 10%) as cash flow? I see a lot of articles where people are talking about cash flows of $400 or better. I just wasn't sure if they were including the maintenance reserve as cash flow. I personally refer to it as an expense that will be put away and not touched until needed. $400 seems a little unrealistic for a lot of situations IMO..

Thanks!

[Levi T.]

I personally would not buy a property that did less than $300 a month. Hustle and try to find a deal that produces 500+