How housing became the world’s biggest asset class

Re:How housing became the world’s biggest asset class by slumdev on Thursday January 23, 2020 @09:08AM (#22127609)

Do you continue paying yourself rent after the mortgage is paid?

And how is the rent "income" not offset by an equal rent expense?

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Re:How housing became the world’s biggest asset class by chii on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:42PM (#22134155)

> Do you continue paying yourself rent after the mortgage is paid?

yes, in a sense. The fact that you're not getting paid a rent from somebody else doesn't mean there isn't value. You could think of it as opportunity cost - owning a property but not getting rent from it.

> And how is the rent "income" not offset by an equal rent expense?

it is exactly offset-ed if you lived in that property.

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