Comments on: Pay Off the Mortgage or Leverage Your Equity? It’s a Tough Decision. http://www.landlord-success.com/real-estate-investing/pay-off-the-mortgage-or-leverage-your-equity-its-a-tough-decision How to be a successful landlord Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JOBO http://www.landlord-success.com/real-estate-investing/pay-off-the-mortgage-or-leverage-your-equity-its-a-tough-decision/comment-page-1#comment-41714 JOBO Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:47:24 +0000 http://www.landlord-success.com/?p=807#comment-41714 Is this the kind of equity leverage you refer to? A. $250,000 property / $150,000 mortgage and 25% appreciation of the property would give you a ROI of 62.5% B. $250,000 property / $0 mortgage - that same 25% appreciation in this scenario would only have an ROI of 25% Is this the kind of equity leverage you refer to?

A. $250,000 property / $150,000 mortgage and 25% appreciation of the property would give you a ROI of 62.5%

B. $250,000 property / $0 mortgage – that same 25% appreciation in this scenario would only have an ROI of 25%

]]> By: Jeff http://www.landlord-success.com/real-estate-investing/pay-off-the-mortgage-or-leverage-your-equity-its-a-tough-decision/comment-page-1#comment-41705 Jeff Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:49:25 +0000 http://www.landlord-success.com/?p=807#comment-41705 "There are many tax loopholes that exist for properties that are still mortgaged" Many? Aside from mortgage interest, what other loopholes (deductions) are you referring to? Finally, profit margins are not the correct way to view investment options; you need to calculate your return on investment (ROI). “There are many tax loopholes that exist for properties that are still mortgaged”

Many? Aside from mortgage interest, what other loopholes (deductions) are you referring to?

Finally, profit margins are not the correct way to view investment options; you need to calculate your return on investment (ROI).

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