I'm looking at buying a house off-market that has a bowing foundation with horizontal cracks.

This isn't just high risk your talking about Zach, your talking about compounded high risk. 

Long-term planning allows for steady growth, compounding returns, and the flexibility to adapt to economic and societal changes.

I think you are fairly well known in TK, so now this compounds all of the above.

Additionally, don’t overlook the opportunity cost of pulling money from your 401k—those funds could have been compounding in the market.I’d also suggest stress testing your ROI by running scenarios with higher expenses or lower rents to see how resilient the investment is.

@Elin Trinh I think right bow new constructions def has its benefits, but your key to success will be your team in Houston.

We are still keeping our eyes on the market, but ended up purchasing in Broken Bow, OK for this purchase. 

This strategy lets you keep your equity growing and compounding, year after year, property after property.

This issue gets compounded since many investors don't know how to spot an unrealistic bid.

Some jurisdictions recognize this and allow large number of ADUs which compounds the NIMBY against ADUs.