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Re:Why a house is a terrible investment (2013) by Simulacra on Sunday April 22, 2018 @10:05PM (#16899992)
My leverage wasn’t that bad. To close I had to spend about $4,000. No down payment. It’s an FHA 30-year fixed at 3.85%, so I bought really at the bottom of the market. I’ve got a great tenant and about to renew them for another year with no increase in the rent. The income from that has been a god send and I’m net positive on expenditures. I’ve managed to get 3 months ahead on the mortgage payments to account in case I DO have a vacancy and need time to find soenone. I just got extremely lucky. I bought out of a fear of being homeless (for whatever reason) and to secure a foudnation for myself as I grow older. It’s become much more and I’ve learned a helluva lot.
Re:Why a house is a terrible investment (2013) by asfasgasg on Sunday April 22, 2018 @11:35PM (#16900335)
I'm sorry, but the numbers you're putting out there indicate that you might be a person who does not understand how to value their investment property. The typical baseline number to have is one of the expected or historical cap rate. The terms of your mortgage and down payment are almost wholly irrelevant. And leverage is often considered good in real estate investing.