Purchase price: $75,000 Cash invested: $600,000 Sale price: $269,000This is my largest new build development to date.

Inconsistent Cash FlowUnlike traditional jobs, real estate doesn’t provide steady paychecks.

I hope you have a lot of cash available to cover the FTC fines. 

When you are at market value does the property cash flow well?

@Hector Lewis - The decision ultimately depends on your current cash reserves relative to your financial needs, as well as your willingness to reinvest for potential appreciation.

Bought a triplex in 2011 with all cash in my retirement account.

It cash flows without the utilities split but I am planning to hold onto for a long time so splitting the utilities seems to make sense.

My core investing philosophy is pretty simple, and has done very well across almost two decades and numerous cities:1) Invest in cities with population (and job) growth2) Invest in parts of the city where household income is near the median (or slightly below)3) Invest in properties that provide cash flow from day 1 Thank you for sharing that. 

However, most of these properties still cash flow well (or enough to cover PITI). 

Spreading funds across 2-3 properties could provide diversification and steady cash flow.