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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: rayvt 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: OT: Berkshire or mortgage
Date: 06/03/23 9:01 PM
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The only other thing I'd add is that paying cash now does not preclude you from taking out a mortgage later.

Yeah it actually mostly does. In America at least, don't know about Canada. We also don't need to worry about resets of the interest rate. A purchase mortgage has *much* better terms and fees than a cash-out mortgage.

30 year fixed-rate mortgage is the thing for us. Doesn't matter what the current interest rate is. When rates go down, refinance to a new 30 yr FRM at the lower rate. As long as you just refi your existing mortgage and don't take any cash out you get the same low terms & costs as a purchase mortgage.

This is as strictly America deal, I understand that most other countries your mortgages reset the rate every few years.
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