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by the_sleaze_ 16 days ago
Something I've been eyeing is the All In One Loan or FirstPosition HELOC where you take a HELOC on the entirety of the homes value, then use that credit account as your daily spending account.

It's a higher interest rate, but then you only get charged on the amount you have actually borrowed which ideally would be get lower and lower.

If anyone has any feedback on it I'd love to hear it

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The annual price-appreciation of a home is usually lower than the risk-free rate (and thus the HELOC rate). If you "pay yourself" rent and use that to pay the HELOC down then it can make sense I suppose.

It's just leverage and it depends on the returns you're getting on the loan. Renting is also a kind of leverage though so if you own a home outright it might make sense to lever up. If you want that kind of leverage while still having the position in the house then an I/O loan is probably the easiest way to do it.