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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'd be better off keeping the mortgage, since it's about the cheapest leverage your average person has access to, and investing the lump sum. Net present value, baby.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

No thanks! I’ll take housing that only costs me property taxes. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed so I’d take that certainty today.