Focusing on rental income could cost you $1m in lost wealth

An investment property’s total investment return will consist of rental income plus capital growth. I have written about the importance of maximising capital growth many times. However, often investors are tempted to focus attention on income (when selecting an investment property) too, as they seek to minimise the cash flow cost of holding the investment property. I propose that this is a mistake with a high opportunity cost. The reason investors make this mistake could be due to (1) not f...