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re: Need help with a lump sum

Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:18 pm to
Posted by jsquardjj
Member since Oct 2009
1318 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:18 pm to
Thanks, there has been a lot of good advice in here and I do appreciate it.

To answer a few more questions, I am a consultant for small hotels and b&bs. My job paid only commissions based on my sales so i made a killing for a long time by working hard, but it has slowed the past few years with the competition from Airbnb and the general ease of using hotel websites. I will probably have to look in other directions in the future, which might explain my hesitation to use this cash to not pay down debt.

The cd option is where I was leaning, it’s just a littler strange because I need it to be an 11 month and not 12 month cd which is not offered for very good rates and I hate to see I chunk of change like this earn only 2%.
Posted by zatetic
Member since Nov 2015
5677 posts
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:29 am to
Russia interest rate is like 7.25%

In the central bank heyday people were taking loans from Japan for like 2% and putting it in a savings account in countries like Brazil for +10% rates. Easiest money ever legally made
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 7/14/18 at 4:51 am to
quote:

The cd option is where I was leaning, it’s just a littler strange because I need it to be an 11 month and not 12 month cd


You can get a 6 month, roll that over into a 3 month, and then two consecutive 1 month CD's.

The rate you get won't be great but that's what happens when you get what is essentially a guaranteed positive return.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20514 posts
Posted on 7/16/18 at 5:10 pm to
Good for you man, if you are truly 30 with all that and you didn't have a big chunk handed to you then you truly hustled hard.

What's worst case scenario if the stock market dips 10%? You put less down or you wait to pay off your loan? Do you have to make a single lump sum payment on the commercial loan or can you simply not make a payment until then? If you simply can't make a payment until then but can anytime afterwards, then I'd consider investing a decent portion in equities say 60% and put the other 40% in a CD.

Lastly, have you looked into refinancing? I'd strongly look into getting a fixed rate with your large lump sum you will have. Or at least look into better terms. I'd go to the bank that has your current loan first, see if they will do any cheap deals for you. $300k lump sum on a $600k loan will usually make someone want to talk.
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