The house has been demo'ed, sheet rock has been patched and compounded, we started painting the second floor, rewired the electric in the bathroom/ master BR, and the list goes on.

I need 7%-8% compounded interest equivalency over 30 years in order to pull money away from my stock investing and feel good about it.

Rich Dad Poor Dad (Favorite book)Cashflow QuadrantGuide To InvestingThe Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (was my 1st pure real estate book)The Art of DealThe ABC's of Real Estate InvestingThe Unofficial Guide to Real Estate InvestingThe E-mythThe Power of Positive ThinkingThe Magic of Thinking BigThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleThe 21 Irrefutable Laws of LeadershipAwakening the Giant WithinYour Erroneous ZonesThe Power of NowEmotional IntelligenceThink and Grow RichStart With WhySlight EdgeThe Compound Effect48 Laws of PowerThe Wealth of NationsThe Art of SeductionThe 5 Love LanguagesThe Art of StartThe Crash CourseBusiness Model GenerationSecrets of the Millionaire MindThe SecretThe Art of WarEmotional Intelligence The Psychology of WinningThe 4 AgreementsThe Richest Man in BabylonThe 7 Spiritual Laws of SuccessThe monk who sold his FerrariA whole new worldYour Erroneous ZonesAs Man ThinkethEat that FrogI read Rich Dad Poor Dad and I quitted from College in 2012 (I started in Real Estate in 2007), I was about to start a degree on Computer Science with a minus concentration in business administration.

As Warren Buffet says, "the worlds greatest invention is compounding interest (gains)."

We use drywall joint compound paste to fix cracks and holes in drywall and it is taking a lot of time.

Well if you use the rule of 72 that means for the numbers to compound 100% would take 26 years.

The compound effect of taxes is a phenomenal drain on the economy.

I'm not saying we can't all be well rounded but they need to focus teaching kids savings, investments, power of compounding interest, investments(stocks, bonds, real estate), and entrepenuerships should be more incouraged.

The idea that the market suffers through Democrat presidencies has been disproven...in fact, Using the Dow Jones industrial average as the benchmark, Stock Trader's Almanac shows a $10,000 investment compounded during Democratic presidencies since 1901 would be worth $279,705 after 48 years.

When investing in 1-4 unit properties, the larger portion of your profits come from a combination of your equity at purchase, appreciation (compounded by the use of leverage), principle paydown, tax deductions, and appreciation.In commercial properties and multifamily 5+ units, your are purchasing an income stream, plus the ability to force appreciation (increase income, lower expenses, add capital improvements, etc), and of course, buy at a discount giving you intstant equity.