Each borrower decides how much equity in the home they want to use and how much they want to leave to their heirs. (consumercredit.com)
You only get one chance to sell your first property so you need to get as much equity as possible from the transaction, within the parameters of average house prices in your area. (toughnickel.com)
Thus one measure is against the cost of equity, or how much equity in general cost elsewhere. (investmentmoats.com)