But not a lot.Taking this to the stock market: Investing in cash flow is a lot like investing in safe stocks -- utilities and the like.

The few times I have gone to Lowes or Home Depot, I always get a front row spot because it is so dead.

When I had my heating business I had trucks stocked with the parts necessary to provide the services I offered.

If you're checking comps on solds and keeping a pulse on the days on market for similar stock you should be all set.

Is real estate still profitable, i have heard alot of people saying that real estate is dead, is this true?

I am a physician and had the fortune/misfortune of starting my practice in 1982 at the start of the biggest bull run in stock market history so real estate wasn't on my radar till the dotcom meltdown of 2000-2002.

Then I would do a life cycle analysis (10 years in your case) comparing what kind of returns I could expect if I invested the required (or additional) down payment in the stock market in its lump sum right now over ten years vs applying the monthly cash flow from the property to the stock market over the 10 years and then add equity at sale.

Not too long ago, I saw on BP a comparison of the return on Real Estate over the past year compared to stocks and other common investment vehicles.

If the guru told you that the best way to get rich is by double flipping a double closing subject to your dead grandma reincarnation, and all you wanted to do is get couple of properties so you can generate some cash flow - Don't even try it cause you would fail.I learned a lot from a good friend who've been in the business for a long time and I also use my common sense.

scott is dead on with the seasoning.