“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

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    9 months ago

    Even if you do nothing, if you don’t get into debt, you will have millions in equity in the house when it’s paid off.

    You’ve basically invested into real estate so you’re saving money even if it doesn’t go into your savings account.

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      We purchased the house for around 300k, and even with the market today, it’s about 500k. Sure, it could go for higher whenever we do sell, but it’s not an investment. With our current loan we will have paid over 500k over 30 years, so I really am not expecting to make out from this. The only way this makes me money is when I retire (which is close to payoff anyway) and move someplace way cheaper than we’re we live now.

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        9 months ago

        You’re going to pay it off in what, like 25 years? Yeah, it will be worth over a million by then.

        My dad bought his house for $600,000 in 2008 peak, and it is now worth maybe 2 million. It hasn’t even been twenty years and it’s more than tripled, despite being underwater on the mortgage in 2009 (owed more than market value)

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            9 months ago

            So? Someone spending $300,000 on loan shouldn’t complain about not having money. Maybe manage finances better?

            Like half the country should be so lucky to own their home