633: Seeing Greene: Is My BRRRR a Bust If Cash Flow is Low?

<p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/cash-flow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Cash flow</strong></a> is necessary when<strong> investing in rental properties.</strong> Cash flow grants you, the real estate investor, enough leeway to <strong>pay for your mortgage and taxes</strong>, and save up a healthy safety reserve for future renovations. For new real estate investors, cash flow is probably the single most important metric they look at, <strong>but it’s not always a great predictor of a good investment</strong>. If you want to truly<strong> build wealth</strong>, <strong>generate passive income</strong>, and<strong> retire early</strong> (or rich), start looking at the metrics David Greene is talking about.</p><p>Welcome back to another episode of <strong>Seeing Greene</strong>. Our cash flow creator, expert agent, and investor with decades of experience, David Greene, is back to answer your most asked questions. In this episode, we’re touching on topics like <strong>when to focus less on work</strong> and focus more on real estate investing,<strong> why low cash flow isn’t always a bad thing</strong>, what happens when an<strong> appraisal misses the mark</strong>, creatively <strong>financing home renovations</strong>, and how much every investor should have in <strong>safety reserves</strong>.&nbsp;</p><p>Want to ask David a question? If so<strong>, </strong><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/david" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>submit your question here</strong></a> so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the <strong>BiggerPockets forums </strong>and ask other investors their take, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgreene24/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>follow David on Instagram</strong></a> to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&amp;A and get your question answered on the spot!&nbsp;</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></p><p>Why <strong>buying real estate