If you’ve flipped houses, you know it can be a lot of work. And once you’ve flipped the house, you start over. Get old, fast. Think of the house as a cow. You breed it, you kill it, you eat it. Repeat. If you’re tired of the hunt-and-kill approach and wondering about the advantages of becoming a commercial real estate investor, there are two words to know: cash flow. Think of commercial property like a cow that you raise, feed, and milk. Here are 4 advantages of becoming a commercial property investor:

1. Empires are built on cash flow. That’s why investors, like Trump, Zell, Zuckerman, are commercial real estate investors. They know that by applying leverage, the same principles you use when selling houses, and a little planning, you build your commercial real estate empire.
2. Cash flow pays you over and over again. Cash flow forgives. Commercial real estate investors seize the opportunity to outlive risk. When they make bad investments, they lock in the downsides with a recurring income base. That means they live to make another deal.
3. Safeguard your income. The IRS allows you to take 2 deductions that reduce your tax liability: the mortgage interest deduction and the cost recovery (depreciation) deduction. This means that you will reduce your income taxes for the interest and cost recovery you have taken. You have more money left in your checking account.
4. Cashflow + Financial Independence = Time. You have the same 24 hours, 7 days a week as everyone else, including the most successful person you know. With his commercial properties providing him with cash flow, he enjoys free time, a meaningful life, relationships and experiences.

Once you’ve built your empire, drop me an email and tell me how you spend your free time.