for the life of the contract now remember the first few years you will have neg returns due to comm and cost of insurance and the fact that the dividends are based on the size of the death benefit and how long your policy has been in force so that 4% compound has to over come all of that and it will take years to do this (8 or 9) maybe even 10 years so you will go from getting a $300 (yr 1)a year div to $4000(yr 10) a year to $14,000(yr)20 a year and rising its the turtle in the race & the finish line is 65 or 66 years old  for most folks by age 65 you would have put in $300k in (premiums)  Guarantee cv will be prob $387k  (thats ZERO Dividends paid all years!!!)

Of course, things were much worse than initially thought and people raced to sell of the remainder of their equities and banks that invested heavily in these ABS's were facing huge losses...not only for them but also for the intricate network of other domestic and Eurodollar products that were derived from them.

That does not get me out of the rat race as much as it allows me to log into my brokerage account and watch those numbers grow, which is fun but there is no current utility for that revenue, and if I do use that money, I don't get to use the whole amount.

Use loc for future downpayment and then refi the property to recoup the funds Remember it’s not a race.

This country provides opportunity to any individual- from any race, gender, or background.

., I can’t vote, so I don’t have a “dog in this race”.

We wanted to get out of the rat race but it seems we are rat racing from flip to flip....

New construction is likely the biggest risk factor in multifamily where a softening of the economy mixed with new units hitting the market can temporarily create a race to the bottom on pricing. 

The race to overpay is real or people haven't gotten to the chapter after expansion yet.

Even if you manage and do the maintenance yourself, you should find some other handmen, contractors and mowers in this case, that you can call to do work when your overwhelmed (or on vacation).