I recently had a bit of a shift in my perspective on advising clients to pay points recently and here are my current thoughts.  

From a buyer's perspective if they are willing to sell based on the current compressed NOI and incomes then you are likely getting a decent deal once stabilized. 

I just don't know how much.genuinely open to your perspective and hoping to start a potentially fruitful dialogue. 

But new data is saying something very, very different.Taylor Marr, Senior Housing Economist at Airbnb, chatted about how Airbnbs affect the economy, affordability, and housing supply. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1008 The authors perspective is guilded, as are everyone's.

If you're keeping an eye on the U.S. housing market, you've probably noticed some pretty interesting shifts happening lately. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) just dropped some numbers, and guess what? The ...

This book gave me a different perspective for to handle accounting business.

Hope this gives you a little perspective on the market here! 

Since you all are emotionally involved I'd get a full picture from the numbers perspective to aid you all in making a decision one way or the other. 

Thank you everyone for the perspectives! 

To give you some perspective, 50% of the profit would be around 25% of total cost, significantly higher that what I am paying.