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EP 470 - Cash Flow Lies: How to Stress-Test Your Next Deal

December 16, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 470

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Cash flow can look good on paper and still be a losing deal. Especially right now, when it's never been easier to make the wrong one. This episode breaks down all the factors crushing margins and turning cash-flowing properties into expensive surprises. Find out how to stress-test your next deal before the market does it for you!

Topics discussed:

Introduction (00:00)

What the Fed rate cut means (and doesn’t mean) for investors (04:49)

The affordability vs. spending paradox (10:50)

Florida’s proposal to abolish property taxes (15:25)

The property tax cash-flow squeeze (16:19)

Anti-tax sentiment, government programs, and hypocrisy (19:56)

The debate on Trump Accounts (22:37)

Why the 4-hour workday doesn't work in real estate (30:07)

Money-making hours in real estate (32:55)

The myth of passive income (33:51)

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