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by elevatedastalt 748 days ago
So you are saying that in general real estate with leverage is worse than index funds without leverage?
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Yes, in general, for the average person.

However, the flaw in this is that most people don't have the discipline to put excess cash they would have spent on a home into index funds and forego touching that money until retirement.

So a mortgage is a very compelling enforcement mechanism to get average people to save for retirement.

If we're being honest that's a much more powerful reason to buy a home than "leverage."