Then the arguement is of cash allocation can you make a higher return on capital by paying off your mortgage sooner than investing in _________.

Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $520,000

Raised 100% of the funds to buy this property. Very stabilized. 13 unit mobile home park.

I've been interested in real estate investment since college but I've either been without the capital or without the confidence to take the first step.

That's why I posted, to provide people with real advice based on my experiences so they can avoid making the same mistakes.Providing greater buffer space for capital expenditures and controls is a good risk management strategy.

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

Would the federal tax liability be $140k at year 5 for the sale, with long term capital gains (ignoring any Net Investment Income Tax)?

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

there are of course more creative strategies to reduce that up front outlay, or recoup your capital, like, say, the BRRRR method. but they are time and energy intensive and certainly not hands-off. 

I would also like to know as I just found Norda Capital. 

I have to decide if im going to use a new injection of capital from the sale of my primary residence to:1) Hold in treasury bills at 4.5 percent until I find another property to purchase2) Pay off one of two existing mortgages, one at 3.75 percent and another at 4.5 percent3) Just find something to buy that beats either of those percentages on paper and be done with it4) Possibly loan out some hard money/broker it to a friend to allocateIts never an easy decision, but its a good problem to have.