silverman47
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valuecreator said:IMO this debate of rent vs mortgage is moot unless you look at things from the current context, which is a RE market that is at generational high, in a global Super-Crisis.
In that context, you want to be liquid with a minimum of liabilities and leverage.
As an asset, a mortgage is serious liability, very illiquid and highly leveraged.
BTW a mortgage is a paper asset that is a derivative of a physical asset. ouch.
The Gman and the banksters do everything they can to put you in a position of maximum pain = As a property "owner".
familiarize yourself with the Exter pyramid. That won't make you richer but IT WILL save you from ruin.
http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/9556_exterpyramid.jpg
Thats a very general view, not specific in any given area. You can do well in a downturn, in just about any of those areas including stocks & real estate. You need to have somewhere to live. Zimbabwe, people bought real estate, gold as well, but real estate was treated the same as gold. & when i said real estate, i never mentioned the word mortgage, thats only one form of aquiring real estate, and if you cant get past the idea of not borrowing for real estate, chances are your looking at the wrong real estate.