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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Okay, you owe $200k on your mortgage and you get a windfall of $300k. Pay off the house or not? Interest rate is around 6% 30 year fixed on the mortgage.

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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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you have to think of how much interest u can get with the money. if it's less than your interest, pay off the loan first.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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I would move.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Yes I would say pay off your debts first, a mortgage is good for your credit score (provided you always pay on time). Got a retirement (investment) plan in place yet? If not, now's a perfect time to start!
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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or pay off half of it and invest the rest

and by me a turbo kit
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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you know there is a finance part of this board now don't ya?

I would find a good private equity fund and invest half (pay off the half the house with the other half).....we are getting 22% return on our investment(excess cashflow being distributed out of an LLC) in the company I work for, plus the company is going up in value so hopefully when i cash out my $ will have returned 35-40% annually.

just a thought. Find someone you trust though...not sure how you do that.

Our company was previously owned by a place that bought it for $18M then 3 years later sold it for almost $45M (net after paying loans off). they only invested $3M in capital and turned it into a $25m payout for their investors.... pretty freaking sweet....
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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I'd pay off the mortgage, then all other debts. I'd be a real happy camper then.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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where can i get a windfall of $300k?
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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It was a hypothetical question at this point in time.

Thanks for the comments!
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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i hope you're not dealing with nigerians.
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