I recently was reading the thread on fastlane vs. getrichslowly blog and realized that I am at a pivotal point in deciding which path to follow. I am not in a rush to decide, but thought putting it on this forum may yield some helpful feedback (as it always does on here).
17k at 0 % interest (for three more years) that will increase about 8k each year after which will be at 6.8 % (deductible)
Student loan: 12k at 5.25
My slow lane thinking is to pay off the 12k student loan despite it having a low interest rate and it being deductible.
My merging lane idea is max out my roth for the next couple of years and be able to quickly pay back the loan before the interest starts.
I am currently involved in one rental property which is at 6.8 % and despite having a higher interest rate would rather not prepay. I would rather have the tenants pay that off (I guess same theory could be applied to my student loan). Overall, I want the feeling of being debt free other than the rental is why I would rather pay it off.
I already have an interest in real estate, but am worried about getting another property since I am going to be moving in about 3 years and then again probably 2 years later. I really relate to all the control freak real estate people on this forum that have a hard time believing a PM is going to a great job.
What is holding me back?
One that immediately comes to mind is only thinking about real estate and not other investment avenues. I have a good idea for a content website (and the domain is open), but don't have a good feeling if that will generate much income ideally would want at least 1-2k/month. I need to do more research in how much traffic that involves visiting the site. I also don't have any programming experience and due to my current budget would probably need to set up the site myself.
Questions:
In this time where it seems cash is king, is it worth just sitting on it until I am more stable and then go for real estate (5 years from now)?
Is it worth paying off the student loan and saving up once I am more settled or being a little more aggressive and maxing out my roth?
Or finally, look into another property while spending the time find a great PM?
Thanks again for taking the time to read my post.
Mr. Pink
17k at 0 % interest (for three more years) that will increase about 8k each year after which will be at 6.8 % (deductible)
Student loan: 12k at 5.25
My slow lane thinking is to pay off the 12k student loan despite it having a low interest rate and it being deductible.
My merging lane idea is max out my roth for the next couple of years and be able to quickly pay back the loan before the interest starts.
I am currently involved in one rental property which is at 6.8 % and despite having a higher interest rate would rather not prepay. I would rather have the tenants pay that off (I guess same theory could be applied to my student loan). Overall, I want the feeling of being debt free other than the rental is why I would rather pay it off.
I already have an interest in real estate, but am worried about getting another property since I am going to be moving in about 3 years and then again probably 2 years later. I really relate to all the control freak real estate people on this forum that have a hard time believing a PM is going to a great job.
What is holding me back?
One that immediately comes to mind is only thinking about real estate and not other investment avenues. I have a good idea for a content website (and the domain is open), but don't have a good feeling if that will generate much income ideally would want at least 1-2k/month. I need to do more research in how much traffic that involves visiting the site. I also don't have any programming experience and due to my current budget would probably need to set up the site myself.
Questions:
In this time where it seems cash is king, is it worth just sitting on it until I am more stable and then go for real estate (5 years from now)?
Is it worth paying off the student loan and saving up once I am more settled or being a little more aggressive and maxing out my roth?
Or finally, look into another property while spending the time find a great PM?
Thanks again for taking the time to read my post.
Mr. Pink
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