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Mary Gold
  • los angeles, ca
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1031 or cash out refi?

Mary Gold
  • los angeles, ca
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Hi bought a personal residence condo in 2009 for 480K in Southern California. The area has improved. It's been rented out the past 7 years, minus a 9 month personal-residence stint where I refi'd to a great rate (3.62%).  I only owe 270K now. The condo should be worth about 620K now and I would like to buy a place to live in (immediately or eventually). So I am wondering: 1-should I cash out refi and take a higher interest rate to have cash in hand for another down payment? OR 2-Should I sell the property, take the $ and buy another place as a 1031 exchange and then move into it in a few years? 

I'm not in a rush to buy but do want to maximize the equity and get something nice I would want to live in myself eventually. I don't want to go back to that condo because the neighborhood is nice but not close to my industry.

What is the best move, long-term? 

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