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Use rental cash flow to pay down 6.375% mortgage?
Hi - This was partially answered on one of the BP Podcasts recently, but I was curious to get a few opinions. I just bought a rental for 30% down and have a 6.375% 155k mortgage on the place. The rental will cash flow between 200-300/month. Looking at pure spreadsheet math and common convention; if you pay down your mortgage you are effectively making that interest rate on your money. If I were to put 2400 per year back towards the mortgage, the 6.375% equates to only (maybe) 150 per year that I am "making", but if you do that for a few years up front you can shave off years on the back end of the mortgage.
I get the 2 schools of thought on keeping cash flow to stay liquid vs. investing your money where it will make the highest return, but my W2 job salary means I don't "need" the 2400/year of cash flow at the moment, really all I am looking to do is maximize this rental return over a 10-15 year return window.
Anyone in a similar situation and thinking along these lines? Curious to hear the forum's thoughts!