Is it worth paying the penalty and ending any compound interest you would have made over the years? 

We're typically seeing 6-7% operating hurdle, non-compounding, non-cumulative and ~8% liquidating hurdle, either compounding/non-compounding, cumulative and both having profit splits of 70/30, or 80/20 if you're more institutional.

Feel free to google the Will County website and enter this parcel or any parcels for that matter of fact to check the compounding effect.

It's not always that direct sometimes you have to put in a lot of work for very little return but over time it compounds in your favor significantly.

In non-appreciating areas, this leaves you with the unenviable exit strategy of compounding the loss by taking a hit on the sale.  

That sounds great to me but while its hard to disagree with a Ph.D in a bow tie, most economist are like the weather men in our respected cities.

Use keywords that describe the benefit your audience is seeking then compound those efforts with local seo for example - Sell My House Fast In Cypress. - Get Help With Foreclosure In Cypress

The Compound Effect by Darren HardyNot necessarily a financial book only, but a must read for anyone!

$80K compounded annually at 14.754 in 2009 would be worth $209,635.49 in 2016Taxes paid to convert 401k to roth are noted at 65K.$65k in 2009 --> 170,000 in 2016$655K + $209k + $170 = $1,034,000 compare with the $1.25M claimed by the OP.

The financial calculator has these variables N= time PV= present value (what amount of money I am I starting with) i/yr=interest rate ( rate of return annually ) PMT= payment FV= Future Value EXAMPLE: Target rate of return calculation: 1) If I am starting with ($175,000) enter -175,000 in PV 2) If you are 30 years old & you want to have $1,000,000 when you are 40. enter: N= 120 monthPMT=0 FV=+$1,000,000 What annual compounding rate of return do you need to achieve to reach your goal?