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re: What to do w/ $500,000
Posted on 2/10/24 at 10:37 pm to GentleJackJones
Posted on 2/10/24 at 10:37 pm to GentleJackJones
Pay off student loans.
Get wills and medical POA done for you and your wife.
Get truck serviced, professionally cleaned, and waxed. You’ll feel like it’s a new truck.
Max out Roth IRA for you and wife.
Keep $100,000 in high interest account for now. Robinhood is offering 5.25% on cash and M1 is 5%. You can use this later if you need a new car or buy a new home. Take a reasonable vacation if you want with these funds.
Put remainder in VOO and VTI. This should double every 7-10 years.
Don’t over think it. Don’t invest in real estate if you don’t have experience. Keep living like you did before the money and you’ll do well.
Get wills and medical POA done for you and your wife.
Get truck serviced, professionally cleaned, and waxed. You’ll feel like it’s a new truck.
Max out Roth IRA for you and wife.
Keep $100,000 in high interest account for now. Robinhood is offering 5.25% on cash and M1 is 5%. You can use this later if you need a new car or buy a new home. Take a reasonable vacation if you want with these funds.
Put remainder in VOO and VTI. This should double every 7-10 years.
Don’t over think it. Don’t invest in real estate if you don’t have experience. Keep living like you did before the money and you’ll do well.
This post was edited on 2/11/24 at 1:09 pm
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Posted on 2/11/24 at 8:10 am to NC_Tigah
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The $15.4K is deductible at marginal rate, so real cost of carry totals ~$11.4K
Realistically most filers are just going to take the standard deduction $29200. Even if OP itemizes, only the portion above standard deduction is an additional benefit of holding the loan.
Posted on 2/11/24 at 9:18 am to BK Lounge
Commercial vacancies have been trending up. I have always preferred residential real estate because you make smaller short term bets. I can invest a smaller amount of money for less time to build and sell a house than most commercial opportunities. Most residential house projects are a year or less. I have had success, but consider myself small-time. The commercial guys normally have a lot more money than I.
Also, commercial properties are often leased instead of being sold. And they can sit empty for long periods of time, although once leased, they are often occupied with long term leases. It can be boom or bust. The residential home model suits me better with each project being short term. The success/profit of each house is realised shortly after the house is sold. Smaller term, smaller amount of money invested, smaller amount of profit expected per project. I can dial up or down the number of houses to start with residential market outlook. That is my primary thought process related to risk as compared to commercial.
As far as work from home, the larger companies in my area have settled in to a mix. One to three days in the office per week. Small companies are all over the place. Some are 100% in office, and some are mixed. The nature of their business is so varied and so are their office needs.
Also, commercial properties are often leased instead of being sold. And they can sit empty for long periods of time, although once leased, they are often occupied with long term leases. It can be boom or bust. The residential home model suits me better with each project being short term. The success/profit of each house is realised shortly after the house is sold. Smaller term, smaller amount of money invested, smaller amount of profit expected per project. I can dial up or down the number of houses to start with residential market outlook. That is my primary thought process related to risk as compared to commercial.
As far as work from home, the larger companies in my area have settled in to a mix. One to three days in the office per week. Small companies are all over the place. Some are 100% in office, and some are mixed. The nature of their business is so varied and so are their office needs.
Posted on 2/11/24 at 12:33 pm to BK Lounge
quote:The truth is, nobody knows. Office is really scary to invest in right now - which, of course, could mean that is exactly the right time to do it. I'm taking a "let other people find the new normal with their own money" approach before I wade in, if at all. For sure, core, well-located office will one day prove to be a spectacular distressed trade. What you need to worry about is a lot of the suburban and infill product that is offered for purchase "below replacement cost". Your first question should be, "yeah, but would anyone actually replace it?".
Ive been remote for like 17 or 18 yrs, so this doesnt really affect me personally- but im wondering what you are hearing in re to ‘return to work’ policies , since you are intimately familiar and have skin in the game.. i am hearing mixed things; of course most employers want employees back in the office, but since the labor market is tight - many employees are tying their job searches to which jobs let them work from home, at least for a few days per week.. What are you hearing re commercial real estate and return to work ?
Posted on 2/11/24 at 1:12 pm to GentleJackJones
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What to do w/ $500,000
Pay a shite load of taxes for starters
Posted on 2/11/24 at 2:07 pm to NPComb
No taxes on life insurance or inheritance with step up.
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