You can throw the principle of the situation out the window.

It's usually silly stuff like whether or not to require trash cans be placed out of sight or basketball goals being permanent.

Tips:Math never liesStart safe and increase complexity/risk/rate of return as you gain experienceDon't step over dollars to pick up nickelsOut of sight is not out of mind"I wish I flew out sooner" will always outweigh "flights are expensive"Invest in a market area you are willing to retire to

Lastly I have a large Roth IRA from a previous employer I can get liquidity by getting contributions as return of principle.  

Use the money as your golden geese -- the principle doesn't decrease but you invest it and it makes money for you.

As a result of Fishtown and Norlibs blowing up and running out of inventory, Kensington has seen a rapid boom, especially over the last two years, simply by the principle of proximity.

You're debating theoretical principles of S-corp taxation.

I don’t think it makes sense to pay down extra principle , unless you have a enough to pay off the loan and receive the benefit of the extra monthly cash flow.

This is an important metric in real estate as well the traditional world of equity capital and is also akin to the ROI although not the same.Where this gets tricky is as the equity in the property builds while the original investment capital remains the ROE changes so if your model is more of a long term hold the equity that builds up through principle pay down and appreciation now becomes very important to look at and understand for refinancing purposes.

There are so many complicated stats, figures, etc. out there but the basic principles of supply and demand hold true and I just can’t believe I’m seeing such a breakdown in the public’s ability to recognize this.