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Old 10-18-2022, 12:31 PM
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Paying off bond is like any improvement to a house.

Will you sell a house faster if your kitchen is redone? Probably not, you might get a percent of the improvement back.

Those who sold a house with a bond on day 1 don’t know if they would have had multiple offers on day 1 and gotten an extra $5,000 or $10,000 if the bond was paid - get a portion of the bond back.

Us personally, we looked at homes with a bond, but the bond balance is a debt, so we calculated that into the decision to make an offer or not. We bought a house with a bond, but it was mostly paid off.

At the end of the day, most real estate does boil down to location/location/location. Look at the threads on Richmond vs Deluna.