Yeah, but they are a minority compared to folks who work in similar sized companies who do the same thing. You make a good point, but bear in...
I think you're saying that the capital gains rate is lower so the gain on the CD might not apply? If so, thats a good point. But if you pay down...
If your tax bracket is over 25%, paying down a typical 30-year mortgage makes no sense right now. Your cost of capital after taxes is less than...
I don't think its as simple as that. You just need to compare the interest rates that you're paying to your return on investment on an after tax...
***Ok, let me throw out my two cents. I'm not a professional economist, so I'm allowed to be wrong. :) Please cite faults in this (seemingly...
I remember reading a story about a factory where cheap labor was being utilized in the form of (predominantly) female minors. Political pressure...
OK, so Gordon Gecko gets out of prison today, makes a few phone calls to get some of the off-shore money he stashed. Then what? Does he start...
Hey, I'm a bull and I can tell you that it doesn't surprise me that some markets are out of whack. It is as surprising as being told that a...
Hey an interesting aspect to this is that whenever you hedge, it hurts your profits. The net result is that loans will get more expensive in the...
Good point. Hmmm....well housing does poorly in a high interest rate environment. So what investment does "OK" enough to return 7% during...
Scria, Ok, since you put together that spreadsheet for me I'll play nice and concede that the opportunity cost of money tied up in property is...
Ok, I'm still confused. Is the reason that the model showed rent increasing only 1% a year because the model was supposed to be discounted back...
Are you serious? Two years ago, I purchased a townhouse for $10,000 down plus closing costs of $4000. It is now worth $35,000 more than when I...
Ok, I reworked the model (see attached) assuming 3.5% inflation on rents. But since I'm lazy and didn't want to spend a lot of time with the...
Not what I'm saying. I'm saying that the owner of the $600,000 house that is being rented out for $1500 may very well be renting it out for a...
I like it the model, but I'm confused why you have rents increasing only 1% a year? Rents generally increase at the inflation rate. Property...
Owning the house and renting it out for a profit.
Good points all. Is Calgary where the oil tars are? That could be a good place to own property. One other thing he needs to consider is hanging...
How many people here who (now) feel renting long term is a good idea also cashed in on a large increase in home equity during the price run on...
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