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13 October 2021 | 22 replies
Told her to call the electric company as the electrician did mention that it could be a "floating neutral" whatever that means, otherwise I told her shes free to break the lease.
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30 September 2020 | 4 replies
Just try to smile and have a ready, neutral response like "I'll have to look into that."
29 September 2020 | 2 replies
I think I could make it cash flow neutral in about 2-3 years.
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10 October 2020 | 55 replies
I have purchased cash neutral properties that due to rent appreciation now have over $1k cash flow a month (that particular property also had close to $100k value add).
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21 October 2020 | 5 replies
If you play around with the numbers you can try to maximize cash out and keep it cash flow neutral, assuming rents don't go much below where they are now.Your tenants would be paying down the mortgage and you would potentially be making money on that equity.Of course you want to be responsible and have ample reserves.
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25 October 2020 | 8 replies
This is because you took on debt in real estate and none in the stock market and the fact that real estate prices fluctuate less than stock market prices doesn't compensate for the additional risk arising from the debtEven though I'm a stock market investor coach, I consider myself neutral and invest both in real estate and the stock market.
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16 October 2020 | 12 replies
I painted the walls a neutral color and painted the trim and doors white covering the old dated wood trim.
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23 October 2020 | 4 replies
It is comfortable to just sit on this property and be basically cash neutral but enjoy the property appreciation.
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27 October 2020 | 12 replies
However, if you can afford to be neutral or slightly negative for a while, in the long run it will pay off.
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15 October 2021 | 2 replies
It is not specific to real estate but discusses the concept of using neutral thinking to gain control.