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Updated over 3 years ago on . Most recent reply
How to invest half a million dollars in Vancouver, Canada?
Disclosure: I'm a total newbie to Bigger Pockets and real estate investing world.
And my apologies for the catchy title :)
Here's little background to my question.
I had purchased a condo in 2018 for 455k, with 5% down.
Then, in June 2020, I got a townhome for 630k with 6.5% down and rented the condo out.
Now, the condo isn't cash flow positive. The rent covers my mortgage but I pay the strata fees (almost $500 a month). But the value of the property is appreciating. Has grown 15% since I purchased.
Now comes the interesting part of my post :)
The townhome I purchased might get redeveloped and I might be able to repay my mortgage on the townhome in full (598k as of today) and might still have around 500k left with me.
Should I pay down my condo mortgage with that money, or should I invest it elsewhere?
If elsewhere, what are some good options the lovely community here would recommend?
Thanks :)