Talk:Real estate investor

Regarding the return on investment:

Is the $5,000 property value increase really a 100% return on the $5,000 down payment vs. the buyer who pays the full $100,000 down payment? The investor who only payed the minimum $5,000 down payment then loses the accruing interest over the life of the mortgage, whereas the investor who payed the full price up front saves quite a lot of money in the long run because 1) the property value is still increasing by $5,000 per year and 2) he pays no interest on his mortgage.

I'm real estate shopping right now so, I'd like to clear this up. I'm not an expert. Can an expert contribute here? Is the discrepancy regarding long-term total cost vs. short term cash flow? Thanks.

Mthoward (talk) 16:45, 19 December 2007 (UTC)