Diversify Diversify Diversify... that's the mantra of today's Financial Planner.  Many people disagree with that quote - big notable investors like Trump, Buffett etc...

But that's what we're taught... diversification reduces risk and increases return over the long term.

But ... when we're talking about our Primary Residences and diversification, are traditional Financial Advisors barking up the wrong tree??

Most traditional Financial Advisors are eager to get you on the path to owning your house outright.  They have all sorts of ways to teach you how to scrimp and save so that when you are in your 50's and 60's you have paid off your house.

But... what exactly is the advantage of paying off your house?

If their mantra is "Diversify Diversify Diversify" yet in another breath they say, "No Mortgage, No Mortgage, No Mortgage" then aren't they contradicting themselves??

Let me tell you why they are!

Because they are essentially telling you that you need to take a large portion of your potential retirement funds... your nest egg... and sink those funds into an illiquid asset.

These are funds that should be there for you in retirement...but instead this large sum of money is funneled into your house where you cannot use it.

Think of it...sometime in the future when you need money for something big - like an emergency or to finally replace that old car that just passed away right before you could pass it on to your grandson... and you have worked a long time to make that money.  Then you have to call someone like me and I have to tell you how much it will COST YOU to access your money!

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5 Comments on Florida Mortgage | Financial Advice ~ Own your home outright - Good or Bad Advice??

DEC
21
2007
147,548 Points 6 Featured Posts Outside Blog

David:  A long time ago I went to a seminar that showed how it was better to take a 30 year note instead of a 15 year note and to invest the payment difference into any number of different types of investments (depending upon your risk aversion).  Even on the investment options where the net return of the investment was only a small percentage better than the mortgage rate difference (between a 15 year fixed and a 30 year fixed), the economic benefits of investing the payment difference really added up over time.

Not to mention the liquidity factor and other benefits of having your money readily available to you.

Excellent post!

 

Bob Mitchell

ValueList Real Estate Services, Inc. 

1:23pm • #1
167,280 Points 12 Featured Posts Outside Blog
David, Great piece. I just read an article by CNN online explaining that by paying off your home early is the WORST Financial advice someone could get.  They said the study showed that most people do not save enough for Retirement and have liquid assets. 
1:28pm • #2
109,021 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

David, This is a hard message to convey to people that intuitively believe that they are better off if their house is free and clear.

I wish that I could find the "magic" words to get it across.

Bill Roberts

1:34pm • #3
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19
2008
121,532 Points 17 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog
David, I used to think owning your home outright was certainly not a good idea, but after the roller coaster of the past two years here in FL, the security it would give me to know, no matter what, my home was safe, would be priceless.  And I am not yet 40!  I have started to rethink my perception of what is right regarding our home financing... Those funds could go to other investments, even rentals that pay back, hmmm just a thought
5:36am • #4
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27
2008
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In early 2003, I refinanced my first house into a 20-year note on my first house so I could pay it off earlier.  That's before I really knew the benefit of sticking with a 30-year (and before AR).  But I have also learned that some people feel comfortable with a home paid off - even though they're financially savvy enough to know otherwise.  
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