Reinvest profits into one or two small rental properties a year and let compound growth do its thing.

Whereas the property value would both adjust with the inflation and compounding.  

The holding costs of construction will likely diminish your returns, and if this is your first project you'll likely exceed budget and schedule, further compounding your investment woes. secondly, I would not buy a property in high cost location just to rent to S8 tenants.

We also set up a system of internal controls to monitor timelines and milestone schedules, catching issues within a few days, not months later when the damage is compounded.

I was enamored by the return, the perceived safety of investing in Real Estate, and Brandon Turnor's name and reputation at the time on Bigger Pockets, and some previous returns at Open Door Capital.In my defense, there are 2,400+ other investors with ODC, so it is not only me who was enamored.

do not get defensive or disparage the guest. 

While you’re saving up, you’re doing exactly what you should: learning, analyzing deals, and building your network.Spending even 30–60 minutes a day running numbers on Zillow or Redfin, reaching out to agents, and tracking deals in a spreadsheet can compound fast.

Research "compounding interest" and you will understand.

Add in tariffs, and it’s a double hit.What you said about that $499K spec home now costing $660K in Milwaukee is the perfect real-world example of this compounding effect — exchange rates + supply costs + labor shortages = permanent price resets.Long-term, I think we’ll see:Delayed new construction starts due to tighter marginsInvestors pivoting more to value-add and repositioning existing stock rather than building newIncreased focus on local sourcing and prefab to control costsAnd possibly, more institutional buyers pushing into lower-tier markets as affordability worsens elsewhereIt will take a long time to bring production back to the US. 

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