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Re:Prices for starter homes are crowding out millennials by jameshart on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @05:47PM (#10428954)
"You could likely earn more than $200/mo pretty easily with $66,000 in cash to utilize"

How? That's more than a 3% return.

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Re:Prices for starter homes are crowding out millennials by cpitman on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @07:39PM (#10429616)
Long term the S&P 500 has an annualized return between 6 and 7%, after adjusting for inflation.
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Re:Prices for starter homes are crowding out millennials by jameshart on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @08:26PM (#10429763)
Good luck paying a $200/mo bill with an S&P indexed investment, though.
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