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A comment on Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their assessed value. Parent comment

Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by krschultz on Thursday November 10, 2016 @09:46PM (#12927069)
You can get a mortgage on a physical residence but not a fund. You can buy insurance on a physical place but not a fund.
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Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by aianus on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:34PM (#12927868)
You can certainly get a "mortgage" on a stock portfolio. It's called trading on margin and the interest rates are even better.

But it's true you can't get quite as much leverage and the dividends and capital gains are not tax deductible like they are for your primary residence.

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