"Either it will underperform for the the next 5-10 years. Unless...

"Either it will underperform for the the next 5-10 years. Unless of course you inflate your retun."

Unless you are a speculator in it for capital gains only - there is no point in inflating the returns. If you are in it for the long term as long as the hold costs are small or nothing i.e. you are basically CASH FLOW POSITIVE it does not matter as it is the accumulation of the asset over time that is important.