Our economic system has inflation, which favors the banks, baked into the system.

Next, I tend to recommend that clients stay away from inflated HOA fees.

The cost of labor , materials , property taxes , inflation , interest rates  etc .

Its been a wild ride though doing all this through massive inflation and supply chain issue and Covid..  

Generally speaking, if you borrow money at 7% interest and your investment is earning a 10% return, 10% - 7% = 3% and you are not growing faster than inflation.

Most properties today will probably cost twice as much as 5 years ago due to inflation. 

I would have to agree with this - appraisals are no exemption to the general inflation/rising costs of the past few year s- $750 is hardly outrageous and investing in non-warrantable condos and with HOA restrictions is always going to have a risk for hiccups

To accomplish this, you need an income that outpaces inflation.

@Jay Hinrichs has posted on that in the past.Many people like to try and hide their identity because of the spotlight effect which refers to how people often overestimate how much others notice (or care about) them, effectively inflating their own importance in society. 

@Jonathan Small government actions have led to an unprecedented 40% increase in the money supply, 50-year record inflation, record increase in interest rates, bank failures, credit tightening, CRE recession, housing affordability issues, mobility issues, inventory issues, and massive impacts to the world economies, every investment class, and our families, kids, and friends like never before.