Cash Flow, Equity, and the Cookie Jar

How to balance today’s needs with tomorrow’s rewards.

When you were a kid, did you ever raid the cookie jar before dinner?

You knew the cookies were there. You knew they’d taste amazing. But you also knew sneaking one (or a few) would throw off the carefully planned dinner your parents worked hard to prepare.

Investing in real estate is a lot like that cookie jar.

Cash flow is like the cookies—you can enjoy i…