Long-term wealth building through appreciation usually outperforms immediate cash flow only when you have the scale and flexibility to leverage tax efficiency, because tax efficiency compounds wealth faster than monthly income. even High cash flow properties often do not create taxable income because of depreciation.

99 COMPOUNDING reasons why remotely managing a duplex in Cleveland is bad idea, I’ll only share with you my top 8 that we share with our investor clients.

Clearly the more stays,  the more defensible in an audit. 

That combo will compound fast.Always happy to chat more about what's worked for other investors.

It doesn’t matter what you pay (within reason) - time on task and the power of compounding are the amazing gifts of home ownership!

Just make sure to get your insurance quote confirmed (wind/hail can swing it a bit), and verify that the township hasn’t reassessed yet post-sale — they sometimes do that late and surprise new owners.You’re thinking like a long-term investor already — this isn’t “throwing money at a deal,” it’s repositioning your capital into something that compounds in more than one way; Justin I hope this helps you a bit, I sent you DM on BP... it's one of the reasons I do this, I hope you can assist. 

Money left in the account that isn't needed to regular bills and expenses, remains in the HELOC and compounds the savings benefits.

Position on the capital stack - it's usually 1st or 2nd line position and gets paid out before equity. 4. if you do notes within an ira/roth Ira, you can have the money be tax deferred (if traditional Ira) and tax free which allows your money to compound quicker as you don't have the tax drag. 

This forum can be gold if you seek collaboration instead of comparison.3️⃣ Action compounds.

Borrow the money interest free and compound on.