There is an excess of people (demand) who want a limited amount (supply) of something in a specific area.

He also has a FB group called overages, excess proceeds, surplus funds.

The ill-gotten gains from the Ponzi scheme fueled Dozier and Hagopian's extravagant lifestyle.

I have come to realize that even though I have not sold, appreciation has really aided me in that it has help fuel my rent increases.....so for that yes appreciation is important even to a Buy and Hold investor.Yes cash flow positive means net income AFTER vacancy, maintenance, insurance, property tax and interest on the mortgage!!!  

Originally posted by Account Closed:I am looking to start acquiring rentals but am using my capital which isn’t excessive at this point to do specs and fix/flips for income.

With real estate your cash distribution is not from the asset it is based on the cash flow that you are getting in excess from the monthly rent.

This information is needed for excess fund research and REO properties.

With a $500k investment you could probably easily grow to a $1.65M, 6 units portfolio, with cash flow in excess of $2,500/mo, all while reducing your structure count from 6 to 2.

I didn't want to pay penalties or excess taxes so I took a loan out against my 401K. 

They were told that since they will be purchasing a fifth property with a Jumbo loan (with total value of loans in excess of $4 million) they would need 120 months of reserves for all of the loans put together (about $1 million in reserves).