Though, from an investment perspective, unless you believe the neighborhood you’re going to live in will change for the better (more than the rest of the area), you’re probably better putting that 35k into stocks. So, it’s not 35k going down a black hole- but it might be $700 a year (presuming 4% returns on stocks and 2% returns on houses).
Sure. (Though past performance is no guarantee of what happens in the future, etc.) And “would I pay $700/year for an extra bedroom?” might have a different answer from “would I trade a Lexus for an extra bedroom?”.
Though, from an investment perspective, unless you believe the neighborhood you’re going to live in will change for the better (more than the rest of the area), you’re probably better putting that 35k into stocks. So, it’s not 35k going down a black hole- but it might be $700 a year (presuming 4% returns on stocks and 2% returns on houses).
Sure. (Though past performance is no guarantee of what happens in the future, etc.) And “would I pay $700/year for an extra bedroom?” might have a different answer from “would I trade a Lexus for an extra bedroom?”.