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I am personally building my own gym in the back of my garden. Foundations, blocks, mortar and a roof etc. I've estimated it will probably take 5 years to get my "returns".

It depends on why you would see it as an investment. If you talk strictly about money then you simple think about what time frame you are comfortable with and factor in how many years you see yourself using the gym.

I have been already lifting for a decade+ so its a lifestyle thing for me. Money and time are not factors.

A home gym is theoretically about your comfort. Your comfort to use it at a time most convenient to you. I am getting older and I work shifts so having to go to a public gym was getting in the way of my gains. Having it as a personal space also means you can make it whatever you want. It can be your muscle mecca, your entertainment room, your focused athlete training center or your rape dungeon etc.

The cons would be the limited space for types of equipment (but I argue that a power rack, barbell, adjustable bench, pull up bar and dumbbells is more than sufficient). You're posting in $ so I take it you are American so I hope space isn't an issue for you.

I think it depends on what a gym means to you and if you think its worth it. If you plan to lift till you're grey then I would say yes.