Hi BP, my concerns (fears) are about 2023, unemployment, and ability to quicken up mortgage paydown:
> my whole stock portfolio is only totalling a 1.01% gain, and likely in 2023 the politically propped up stock market will drop and i'll be worse negative in stock market
> slackers ... the current unemployment game, will slackers prefer to not pay rent, and this would affect paying down mortgage - as i'm trying to find a new tenant
> i'm thinking if i take my weak $50,000 stock portfolio to pay down my 5% mortgage on 2-unit rental, then i will be gaining 5% interest = $24000 savings, and shorten mortgage by 10 years. And, that $24000 is gettter gains than stock market
Should I pay down mortgage to feel like i am making gains somewhere?
Should i put weak stock portfolio money elsewhere to making better return on investment?
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@Tom Westco
This is never a one size fits all. You could invest in something and get 6-8%+ and have a little more liquidity than paying down your mortgage which provides also no liquidity
In the same breath never see a person go broke who owned real estate with no mortgage.
@Tom Westco ... This is never a one size fits all. You could invest in something and get 6-8%+ and have a little more liquidity than paying down your mortgage which provides also no liquidity ... In the same breath never see a person go broke who owned real estate with no mortgage ... It really comes down to a personal choice.
Thank You Chris for replying to post :)
I'm challenged to find 6-8% where so many funds have high entry fees now and higher management fees. ...Am i too crowded by the trees that i cannot see beyond the forest? ...the doom and gloomers & clikcbait negative-news influencers have gotten me seeing foggy on a clear day