You get paid a dividend no matter what the market does (considering the company is not going under) and with compounding of interest and reinvesting the dividends you'll see significant returns.

The compounding benefit of consistent good work underpinned by a complete understanding of the detail will return exponentially in the short, medium, and long-term.

Compounding can help you build some additional equity, but you're going to get a lot more bang for your buck earning income right at the start of your wealth building efforts.My younger brother asked me a few days ago if he should be concerned about the recent market drop and think about finding somewhere else to put his $10,000 in equities. 

This is a major negative cash flow property long term compounded by the higher risk and cost of welfare tenants.

The assets should also double in price... the means a 8x-10x return on equity over 30 years (2.5% compounded annually) from a leveraged position.

You only paid 20% for the asset up front but realize gains on 100% of the value, simple math shows that is 5x on you return.  4% appreciation turns into 20% equity growth annually, and compounds.  

The only reason I ask is painters in my neck of the woods charge between double and triple extra to remove it, compound, and then paint.

It is the advancement of medicine, the bad lifestyle most of us have (Bad eating habits, lack of exercise, and stress) ,the prolong life of the population compounded with the expansion of the population is the fundamental cause it!!!

If she wants to reinvest, you could tack the interest onto the principal each year, in other words, compound it annually.

By pay itself off, I meant that by the time you reach a balloon payment, you'd have refinanced the original investment out, while also making a compounded return from the reinvestment of the cashflows made over that time period.I personally wouldn't spend a penny on principal payments right now.