Higher property taxes compound the expense for buyers, making affordability harder to achieve.

Once again, the loss of the compounding factor by concentrating on my personal home rather than an investment was significant. 

For real estate investors who are investing in debt financed real estate, or real estate syndication, the ability to invest with a 401(k) Roth, avoiding UBIT/UDFI and compounding tax-free growth, can be really powerful! 

While it’s a helpful quick filter, the bigger picture—appreciation, tax benefits, loan paydown, and compounding growth—often tells a much better story over 5-10 years.The key is balancing cash flow and long-term gains.

That information and expertise also compounds over time.It's easy to be envious of investors in other markets that have seen massive spikes in appreciation, but we only see that in hindsight. 

I bought my first US investment property in 2010with CAD  when the loonie was close to par, this can compound your profits. 

Everything changed for me when I picked up my first book.One of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned is the value of compound effort.

The advantage to real estate is that you can compound equity using leverage. 

This is especially important if you're on the younger side, as those returns can compound significantly over the next few decades.I'm in a small real estate mastermind group, and we all did this exercise with our own portfolios and identified underperforming properties and equity to reposition, and presented it the group for feedback.

That compounded over time, along with you becoming a seasoned investor can lead to 8-10% cash on cash returns over time.