Liquidity Risk: Paying in full ties up a large amount of capital in one asset, reducing financial flexibility and liquidity.
Opportunity Cost: The capital used for a lump sum payment could potentially yield higher returns if invested elsewhere. Although, at current rates that is probably unlikely.
Leverage: Mortgages allow for leverage, where you can control a large asset with a smaller initial investment.
Interest Rates: With historically low interest rates, financing can be more cost-effective than using cash. This is currently not true.
Diversification: Investing the money in a diversified portfolio can reduce risk compared to putting it all in a single property. See Leverage.
Tax Benefits: Mortgage interest payments can often be tax-deductible, which is not applicable when buying outright.
Ah, so it depends if you want to buy a house so you have somewhere safe to live that you can’t be evicted from, or whether you want to use it to destroy society for your own immoral personal profit?
[Edit] Sorry, I’m probably being a bit severe there
Liquidity Risk: Paying in full ties up a large amount of capital in one asset, reducing financial flexibility and liquidity.
Opportunity Cost: The capital used for a lump sum payment could potentially yield higher returns if invested elsewhere. Although, at current rates that is probably unlikely.
Leverage: Mortgages allow for leverage, where you can control a large asset with a smaller initial investment.
Interest Rates: With historically low interest rates, financing can be more cost-effective than using cash. This is currently not true.
Diversification: Investing the money in a diversified portfolio can reduce risk compared to putting it all in a single property. See Leverage.
Tax Benefits: Mortgage interest payments can often be tax-deductible, which is not applicable when buying outright.
Okay but if you pay it all off in one lump sum there won’t be any interest payments at all. So both scenarios kinda break even in that regard.
Ah, so it depends if you want to buy a house so you have somewhere safe to live that you can’t be evicted from, or whether you want to use it to destroy society for your own immoral personal profit?
[Edit] Sorry, I’m probably being a bit severe there