Significantly negative soft cash flow.

Regarding the First floor leak, the ceiling isn't soft or saturated - just discolored.

This is something we had to do in order to comply with the soft story earthquake retrofit work that required the displacement of a renter to make structural improvements.Regarding @Amit M. comment. 

Are you factoring in soft expenses such as vacancy and cap ex which do not happen on a consistent basis but for which you may be budgeting.

While my primary goal is to make money, I have a soft spot for those with addiction.

Most of the ones we won worked out ok, but one wreaked so badly of cat urine even after stripping out all the soft surfaces we cut our losses and sold it to a handyman unfinished who wanted to live in it and refinish it himself.  

Even after stripping out all the soft surfaces (carpet, etc) it still had a strong smell because it seeps into the walls.  

You want to make a “soft” offer.  

There will be the soft costs, like planning, permits, infrastructure, utility extensions, roads, etc..

The selling market is a bit soft here the past couple months, though, which is why we were able to get a great deal on our new house.