I’m in complete agreement with ER in regard to paying off the MR. Unless you are a seasoned investor, how many of us has the ability to generate 7% return on our investment year after year for 30 years? Yet that’s exactly what you are doing when you pay off the MR. Instead, a lot of people I know are committing to a 20 year solar panel lease at a rate of 7%.
How many people actually sold homes with years of high interest obligation to solar leasing companies? Yet all of the solar companies advertise about the increased home value like gospel. What about the MR? Nobody dares to even say you’ll break even on the appraisal value. But seriously, put up a listing with the opening: “owner paid off entire MR, saving you $6-10k a year” and that’s not going get a buyer’s attention???
