Comments on: Should you rent or buy?

By: Is your first home a good investment?- 7million7years

Is your first home a good investment?- 7million7years — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:27:03 +0000

[...] your first home, and using that as a springboard into other investments, is a great way to go; just remember what I said, way back in the beginning of 2008: If you are ready, willing and able to buy your first house, or you are thinking of trading up [...]

By: Rent or buy? Rent to buy!- 7million7years

Rent or buy? Rent to buy!- 7million7years — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:11:30 +0000

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By: How much house can you afford? « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™

How much house can you afford? « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™ — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:15:15 +0000

[...] you simply may have little personal net worth and not much income, and as I said in this early post, owning your own home (for some) may be the only way you will ever get ahead [...]

By: More on the debt-free fallacy … « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™

More on the debt-free fallacy … « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:57:08 +0000

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By: Millionaire by 30? « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™

Millionaire by 30? « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™ — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:15:03 +0000

[...] here is where I differ: for MOST people, it’s the only way that they will get financially free for lots of psychological/emotional reasons, more than strictly financial. Also, I do agree with [...]

By: Contrary to popular opinion, paying off your mortgage is the dumbest move you can make … « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:40:25 +0000

[...] actually, it was my 5th-ever post - some say that I should have stopped there – about the classic Rent or Buy dilemma for your own home … and, I just (!) received an interesting comment to that Post from [...]

By: AJC

AJC — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:03:54 +0000

@ Joy – If you didn’t like this post, I have some real doozies coming up in May that you will really hate But, it’s true: paying off your home and then using that income to invest is ONE path to some SMALL ‘wealth’. But, then you are missing the power of leverage … stay tuned for more …

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:51:07 +0000

That’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard – borrow against your house (aquire more debt) to invest??? Paying off your house early and being debt-free allows you to do whatever you want with your income, THAT’s truly the way to wealth.

By: Too scared to buy? That’s OK … just jump in, anyway! « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:25:52 +0000

[...] And, I am a firm believer that owning your own home is the START of your path to wealth. [...]

By: Applying the 20% Rule - Part I ( Your House) « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:40:48 +0000

[...] and blogosphere about this … ignore what you may have read: for most people, it’s the only way you will ever get financially [...]