That's great advice, even if it is said in jest. 

Assuming a loan IMO is a more difficult process than getting a new loan as servicing companies jest are not set up to do qualified assumptions. 

The rule 'Thou shall not post He-who-must-not-be-named' (All in jest... of course.)

And, while borrowing against your stock position may be useful, I am alarmed to hear that you think this is the solution for all your problems, and hope that this is in jest.

You can now buy 4 homes with the same $100,000.Used those numbers for ease of math, but you get the jest.

If this was the early 1990s, I would have asked if Baltimore had class A only being partly in jest. 

No one is forcing you to invest.Lucus my post was in jest .. not accusing any syndicator of blowing investor money on due diligence.. or using it for private aviation or buying a lambo.. :) 

I am mostly in jest. 

I'm not saying these in jest.

I've had several reviews mention in jest where one spouse walked on the beach while the other spouse watched the NBA Finals, etc and loved every minute of it.