Way back in August of 2019, I wrote a post called Getting Rich With A Mortgage. It was about how I could have paid cash for a house I bought in 2013, but decided to get a mortgage instead and invest the rest. I'm a big fan of debt when it's cheap and a low-rate mortgage seemed like a no brainer. I even wrote this:Rare opportunity: Today’s rates are a historical anomaly. … [Read more...] about More Mortgage Musings
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Home Sale: Mortgage Post-Mortem
Mindy and I just sold our old home. It had been a rental, but the numbers didn't work well. We earned less than $3,000/month on a $600,000 home. We weren't close to the 1% Rule. Hell, we weren't even at the .5% rule. If we had pursued our original plan to put the home on Airbnb, the numbers would have worked much better. But then, we're trading time for money. I need time much … [Read more...] about Home Sale: Mortgage Post-Mortem
A New Mortgage With A Side Of Lucky Market Timing
Back in September, Mindy and I bought another home to live-in flip. Getting a good deal meant that we'd have to pay cash and close quickly. Here was our plan to come up with $350,000+ and what we'd do after:September 2019: Sell $100,000 in stocks, borrow $200,000 from our HELOC, sell the Acura NSX ($45,000) and use cash savings to fund the home purchase.January 2020: … [Read more...] about A New Mortgage With A Side Of Lucky Market Timing
Getting Rich With A Mortgage
I bought my last home in 2013. I could have paid cash for it, but instead, took out a mortgage and invested the rest. Today, I tell you how it's worked out.Getting Rich With A MortgageOne of the great debates in the FIRE space is whether you should pay off your mortgage. By not paying off mine, I'm in the minority:Most would say that they like the peace of mind … [Read more...] about Getting Rich With A Mortgage
Ask the Readers: Should I pay off my Mortgage?
I had a recent email exchange with a reader about mortgages. Thanks Khunara for inspiring today's question!I'm always yapping how I'll never, ever, ever, EVER pay off my mortgage. I even wrote about it here. I'm having second thoughts though. Here are the details of my mortgage situation:My home is worth about $400,000*. I owe about $110,000 on the loan, so I … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Should I pay off my Mortgage?