It's going to take you far longer to re save that money then it is to pay it off monthly, it's likely you could easily outperform the 6.5% interest.... and for sure the 1.5/0%.

Andrew Schafer I am also not from the area, but the returns in Midland are outperforming my properties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

But, because its received tax-free, the after tax benefit is 2-3X.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/7595/53705-this-is-way-too-good-to-be-trueYour "difference" is not going to outperform an IUL linked to the same index by 2-3 times.Dave Ramsey is not a financial guru.

As HML goes we are a small shop that carved a niche in a very particular sector of the market that I identified as under served so we stepped right in.for many investors though a nice 9% note for say 5 years that has 60 on time payments .. those will out perform the 12% short term because of the lack of drag.. we do a million a month of that paper.

The way I see it, I don’t want to be on the sidelines rooting for someone else to make money for me or more often, hoping they don’t lose it, steal it or mismanage it to my certain demise.With the way I approach real estate, it is a 100% guarantee every single time that I am going to outsmart, outwit, outperform, over deliver and under promise to the point that I crush my competition.

This brings us to a key point about retail trends and their effect on commercial real estate: As e-commerce keeps growing, the retail sector’s need for commercial real estate isn’t disappearing, but rather is shifting as industrial real estate – namely, warehouses and distribution centers – play an ever-bigger role in the retail industry.Indeed, commercial real estate industry observers like PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute, which publish an annual report on commercial real estate trends, have singled out the industrial segment as the top-ranked property type for 2018 as well as the previous four years, while Colliers recently found the industrial sector far outperforms all other segments.

However, with the Bay Area outperforming the rest of the state, there is undoubtedly some pressure on the median price as the Bay Area made up a larger share of home sales.

If you are an experienced investor and believe you are among the talented top 20% who can consistently outperform the S&P 500, I would create my own hedge fund.

Linked below-I think it's smart to diversify and hold precious metals but the article is pointing out that in most possible scenarios for the future, real estate will out perform.

Employment will continue to rise.Inflation fueled by debt will be the greatest threat by end of the year, but I think we've seen this year that it's a delayed risk which the stock market/mortgage rates can overlook in the short run.In Atlanta, I think we'll see rents continue to rise sharply while new construction continues to spin up and non-investor buyers come back into the market.I think multi-national companies, domestic consumer goods/services, and foreign markets will outperform this year.Take this with a grain of salt.