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

I'm from Arizona and have had the privilege to call the Valley of the Sun my home for my whole life.

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.

I am fortunate and privileged enough to have had the chance to study things I was interested in learning about, however I couldn't see how any of the things I learned could translate into a career for me. 

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

This is compounded when junior lien holders and other estate creditors have claims that must be negotiated in order to complete the transfer of title from estate to you or your entity.