[quote=an][quote=scaredyclassic]ok, but what about the years when interest was zero or close to it. if the money was sitting around waiting for this arbitrage, you were losing money for it sitting in a checking account waiting for this opportunity.[/quote]
Who said it was sitting in a checking account doing nothing? There are many places you can invest. More real estates or the stock market. How much has rent gone up over the last couple of years?[/quote]
You can lose money too, waiting for interest arbitrage opportunity.
