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12 December 2021 | 50 replies
Unfortunately I can be too nice sometimes so I have to go with one of these options to keep things neutral and business oriented.
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20 October 2021 | 23 replies
They got some nice neutral colors as well.
18 October 2021 | 30 replies
Do you want/need the extra $100/month this provides or are you happy that its basically cash flow neutral and you can do a long term hold and make your return from appreciation and mortgage pay down?
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15 January 2020 | 0 replies
There were less-than-neutral paint colors throughout the home, awkward kitchen cabinets, and neglected yard care to name a few things.
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27 January 2020 | 6 replies
The property must be cash flow neutral or cash flow positive at the current rents if you were to never move in.
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26 January 2020 | 27 replies
. $60K down, rented to a googlite tenant, roughly cash neutral from day 1.....Not "making" any money though....from a cash perspective.....I continue to believe that have a criteria and always be looking LOCALLY will eventually get you the best result longer term...
28 January 2020 | 7 replies
Remember, the goal of house hacking is to reduce your housing costsThe property must be cash flow neutral or cash flow positive at the current rents if you were to never move in.
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3 February 2020 | 40 replies
The idea is to be cash-flow neutral on your books.
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30 January 2020 | 6 replies
You will hang onto the property for a while, I suspect, and you are at least close to cash-flow neutral, so you are not in a rush to increase the rents.
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6 February 2020 | 4 replies
All of this has pushed months supply to a new low of 1.7 months. 6 months is considered a neutral stance.