I have made a lot of money in RE and negative cash flow is not a criteria that i typically ponder.  

Quote from @Denis Ponder: Quote from @Jay Hurst: Quote from @Shawn Callan: Am I missing something?

I am pondering all of this for my 4 unit and I really appreciate all of the angles here. 

Quote from @Kim Atkins: Quote from @Denis Ponder: Quote from @Kim Atkins: I'm still kinda a rookie.

Two things I would encourage you to ask yourself & ponder (essentially count the cost): 1.

She wants to talk about RE when she comes home for Thanksgiving so I want to come with with some ideas for her ponder.

If your ponder writing reflect significantly better cash flow than the 50% rule, be sure you can explain the discrepancy.good luck 

Hello,A job relocation to San Francisco CA early this year is making me ponder if I should be selling my owner occupied duplex in Jersey City and buy something in Berkeley CA due to its proximity to San Francisco and has some fairly decent schools  for my kids and also UC Berkeley .The low  2.5% interest rate on the Jersey City property turned into a golden chain but I think I am done with managing tenants and property and would like to get more into an Equity play.

We have been pondering the idea of house hacking. 

I am stating it to provide something to ponder and an explanation why it may appear people are ignoring the data.If owners of property impacted by climate events are heavily bailed out by FEMA and other sources, then what is the risk?