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Old 10-10-2023, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy View Post
Actually, I think the cash versus mortgage is the financing decision, after the investment decision, but I understand your point. But then i might reject the investment decision since buying a home to live in is never an investment decision from a finance point of view.

so we are back to being at a mexican standoff..


obviously, none of us have enough to do in our regular lives today
So, back in 2019, we were looking to move to a different home in TV. At the same time, we were deciding where to invest a recent inheritance. We were fairly risk averse and yields on treasuries and the like were very low, so we decided to invest the inheritance in a way more expensive house than we needed. Our plan was to sell in 3-5 years, which we did, and reap the capital appreciation. How is this NOT and "investment decision from a finance point of view."