Cash flow too early can cap your future. Look, chasing cash flow too early is usually about comfort. It is not about strategy. It is the need to see money come back immediately. That mindset trades long-term upside for short-term relief. Appreciation and value creation grow your capital base. A bigger base changes the math. Six, seven, even ten percent means something very different when it is applied at real scale.
I get it though. You want the comfort now. But you have to delay gratification early so cash flow actually matters later. Build the base first. Let the income follow.