Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $440,000 Currently under construction and pre-leased for $6,195/month, this 7-bedroom, 5-bathroom student rental in Clemson, SC, was built using investor cash and designed for high-end student living.

I’m in the learning phase and saving up the cash for my 1st deal.

Couple hundred bucks a door monthly cash flow, solid ROI, and yes plenty appreciation. (#1 appreciating city 2023)I personally make well over $100k/yr cash flow from 21 properties here.

Positive Cash FlowImmediate cash flow isn’t always possible in growth markets.

Purchase price: $1,500,000 Cash invested: $35,000 4-Unit building in Wicker Park, Chicago. 3-unit front building with a duplex up and a back brick coach house.

Whether this is a single family or duplex/multi-unit will depend on how much cash you have, how much work you want to do, how capable you are, etc.

For context, I am working on a passive investing platform with no cash-flow and emphasis on equity growth.

My interest rate and purchase price wouldn’t allow for positive cash flow unless I charged an unreasonable rent—or put about $500K toward the principal, which isn't ideal.I’m a high earner, so I’m weighing my options:Take the loss ($60K-$100K), buy another house, and chalk this up to a hard lesson learned.Refinance, put more money into it, and rent it out long-term—even if it’s not immediately profitable.Invest my money elsewhere and try to make peace with staying here for several years or just move.Would love to hear thoughts from anyone with experience in real estate, financial strategy, or noise mitigation.

I flip with cash, not loans, mainly because there are not enough deals out there that meet my highly selective acquisition criteria, so no need to pay interest on cash otherwise sitting in a money market account. 

It's an amazing market to be in because you can still find the 1% rule and positive cash flow while getting amazing appreciation potential.