If by more and more money you mean due to inflation, then yes. Otherwise, no, pretty much all returns to real estate are in the form of rent and thus if you ar

If by more and more money you mean due to inflation, then yes. Otherwise, no, pretty much all returns to real estate are in the form of rent and thus if you are using it yourself, you aren't going to get a lot more back for on average after adjusting for inflation [0, 1]. [0 The rate of return on everything, 1870-2015]: https://economics.harvard.edu/files/economics/files/ms28533.pdf https://economics.harvard.edu/files/economics/files/ms28533.... [1 HN discussion of it]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19817584 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19817584