That’s an addition (compounded) 34%.  

It's also okay to punt on real estate and let the magic of compound interest do its thing in an index fund or two.

This will only compound as interest rates fall in the future. 

Often times we look the other way and let these folks get away with their actions, which only compounds the problems for everyone.If you search "ethics" on BP, you get about 9527 results on the topic. 

I'd then be paying my heloc off at 1.75% simple interest rather than the original mortgage loan with 4% compounded interest.

It’s extremely powerful to compound your earnings, which means you want to legally minimize or defer your tax payments as much as possible.

This doesn't mean I don't take on riskier opportunities necessarily, I just find comfort in having a compounding engine as a bulk of my portfolio so that I am always operating positive.I am completely new to real estate investing and would love to find like-minded people to connect with.

I probably wouldn't care as much if they didn't compound interest at 10+ percent!

One of the true benefits of real estate is compounding interest.

This isn't simply subtracting REI time when you are acting as a PM, this is also "losing" the compounding effect of your time when your PM "job" takes time away from your REI "business".You can always get your lost money back, you can never get your lost time back...so don't lose it.