Financing
Paying off the mortgage early, or not
A question with a clear mathematical answer and a legitimate non-mathematical one, and the two frequently disagree.
Topic
leverage
Every Real Estate Investing Trends article tagged leverage — 3 pieces across 2 sections.
Financing
How much should you put down?
The maximum leverage available is rarely the right amount, and the arithmetic that argues otherwise assumes nothing goes wrong.
Underwriting
Cash-on-cash return, and why leverage flatters it
The metric that tells you what your money earns also makes the riskiest deals look the best, which is worth understanding before you use it.