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Cash-flow investors purchase properties for the purpose of putting monthly income into their pockets. And they buy commercial real estate just like you would buy a business. In other words, if you were buying a ready-made business, you would do whatever it takes to make sure that the business is a proven moneymaker, right? You would thoroughly check the financial records to prove that it could stand on its own every month. Well, cash-flow investors do the same. They take every measure to make sure they’re investing in a property that produces nice monthly cash flow.

Also, cash-flow investors don’t solely rely on appreciation as a way to get wealthy. They know that appreciation is only a bonus, a gift. If it’s present, great. If it isn’t, that’s okay, because the focus is on income. Cash-flow investors know that relying on appreciation is a form of gambling and doesn’t make good business sense. In Chapter 3, we show you how to easily evaluate and calculate cash flow for any income-producing property just like the experts do.

Another plus for cash-flow investors that’s frequently overlooked is the ability to weather the storm in a down market. In down markets sales are slow and prices are falling, and people who normally would buy homes to live in aren’t buying homes due to fear. These folks eventually become tenants for your multiunit commercial properties. This helps cash-flow investors to actually make more money in a down market.