⭐ Join Rental Property Mastery, my community of rental investors on their way to financial freedom: http://coachcarson.com/rpm    🎙️ Episode #371 - Think rental properties guarantee smooth cash flow? I wish I’d known it was more of a roller coaster ride! But a good rental—like a fine wine—gets better with age. Here’s how to manage those cash flow ups and downs and come out ahead.   🔗 The 4-unit House Hack Spreadsheet Analysis https://www.coachcarson.com/househackanalysis   ▶️ Next Episode: This is my Ideal Rental Property (size, materials used, buy box) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/305-this-is-my-ideal-rental-property-size-materials/id1448707654?i=1000625110649 📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/cashflow-rollercoaster/ 🎬 Timestamps: 00:00 - Understanding the Cash Flow Roller Coaster 01:55 - Visualizing Rental Property Cash Flow 02:46 - The Impact of Vacancies and Repairs 03:47 - Importance of Cash Reserves 06:42 - Strategies for Smoothing Cash Flow 09:56 - Leveraging Job Income for Property Gaps 12:49 - Long-term Benefits of Buy-and-Hold Strategy 15:17 - Real-life Example of Cash Flow Growth 19:19 - Refinancing and Recasting for Increased Cash Flow 24:40 - This is my Ideal Rental Property   🔗 Coach Carson's 4-plex Analysis Spreadsheet: https://www.coachcarson.com/househackanalysis ____________________________________________________________________ ⚒️ Get my FREE Real Estate Investor Toolkit: https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod   🖥️ My Real Estate Courses: *FREE COURSE* Find Your Focus in Real Estate for Beginners: https://www.coachcarson.com/fyf 30 Days to a Better Rental Investor: https://www.coachcarson.com/30days Creative Financing for Real Estate Investors: https://www.coachcarson.com/creativefinancing   My Books: 📘 The Small & Mighty Real Estate Investor 📙 Retire Early with Real Estate https://www.coachcarson.com/books-pod   👋 Connect with Me: 📸 https://www.instagram.com/coachchadcarson 👍 https://www.facebook.com/coachchadcarson 🐦 https://twitter.com/CoachChadCarson   💰 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine   🌐 For everything else: https://www.coachcarson.com