And the asbestos can be found in things you might never expect, like drywall and drywall compounds, and floor tile and the floor tile adhesives.

Another issue though, is over the years, the sump pump outlet was not being drained away from the house, and now the foundation is bowing.  

You can really lose your a$% in real estate, and multi-family properties compound that potential.  

Among the Big-5, it has been our experience that RBC bows out first - they will only underwrite up to a total of 5 residential mortgages; Scotiabank, TD and CIBC get more strict in their underwriting after 5-7.  

I am dealing with a client that is unfortunately compounding a tough personal issue with some pretty bad decisions pertaining to this property. 

The IRR will tell you the estimated compounded rate of return of your investment; very useful when comparing real estate to other investments such as stock market gains.

You are taking away the wonders of compounding interest if you take out the loan, blah, blah, blah.For me, even though I took a loan from my 401K, I never stopped making contributions.

(The interest due each month has just been getting tacked onto his mortgage balance, apparently & likely for the last six years or so, and then compounding per the math you know and love for compounding ROI on investments in exactly the same way... except this is a debt, not a retirement vehicle!)

REI or any career in real estate often starts off slow until it starts compounding.

An investor should only focus on asset classes that possess compounding returns realized through compounding interest.