Then you also have the opportunity cost of capital, and if you can achieve net returns in the mid-teens in a deal, you start compounding that deferral value.But generally, I agree with you Jake.  

Your A-team will make you look dead sexy.  

Does he plan to have multiple families concurrently like a home for pregnant teens or one family at a time. 

I'd strongly recommend reading this book by Bigger Pockets. www.biggerpockets.com/teen I wrote if for young people just like you.

They are teens, so this move would only be until they graduate from High school.

Cash Flow and appreciation are the sexy ones, but the most powerful incentives are those that lie below the surface.

Rates were in the high teens in the 80s. 5% isn't awful by any means.

It may not be as sexy or dramatic as making or losing 100% in a matter of days, but I never have to worry that Russia may invade the Ukraine and my portfolio goes to zero before I can log on to my brokerage.

The fundamentals aren't sexy (it's boring) so really weigh the pros and cons of each investing strategy and pick the best for your situation and goals.

I think the only way to balance out real estate values will be to have rates in the middle-teens range, like in the early 80s, which would push us back into a global recession which no politician would accept.