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		fleddr on Jan 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The 30-Year Mortgage Is an Intrinsically Toxic Pro... That makes no sense at all. Nobody would buy in that scenario and for the landlord the return is negative, so they wouldn't buy either.

sokoloff on Jan 2, 2022 [–]

Property appreciation can make renting below the mortgage payment financially attractive. A house that's appreciating 5% per year is covering for a lot of negative cash flow.

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