Many of the issues that eat away at cash flow come from not having reliable boots on the ground.

And 2) It is like saying...Everyone eats food, so food has huge competition, so it is better to start eating rocks!

If you are only making $600 a year - you can easily call that negative cash flow - because the first repair you have to make will probably eat that amount up.I would encourage you to compare whatever deal you are looking at to alternative uses of your money as to investments.  

Removes the question of "where should be eat/go".   

If you go into a deal without having the financial means it will eat you up and spit you out before you know it.  

If there is, then your fee are probably eating a good part of your return.If you have more money in later years to put in a policy, it is often suggested to open a new policy for these new flow of regular fund.

The increase in interest rate of a new acquisition will also significantly eat into your profits.

Even if nightly rates didn't continue to rise over time, breaking even now would still be a free house in 30 years that I could sell and use for a retirement nest egg along with my 401k.

But I agree with you, if you can diversify and do both, then do both, but I'd put more eggs in the stock market basket if I had to do it over again.

Your action may have save a lot more $$ than if you had waited Now you decide how hard you want to push to get paid back or eat the cost and move on