Putting 20% Down For Your Next House Can Cost You Big Time

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 Is it really best to put down 20% down payment and avoid private mortgage insurance (PMI)?

Interesting article on NOT putting down 20% by Cortni Marrazzo at savingadvice.com

You Can Use That Money Elsewhere

Her points for not putting down 20% down payment boil down to that the time it takes you to save up all the money, you will be:

  • Losing out on the home price appreciation over the multiple years it takes to save up that much money
  • Losing out on paying down the principal of the mortgage.  (You would barely touch the principal of a mortgage in the first seven years, but if you end of staying in the home for longer then this does make sense).
  • Losing the potential gains of putting that money in some other type of investment such as stocks, bonds or your retirement account.

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Date: Thursday, December, 13th 2007 @ 10:10:00 AM
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