While it's an appealing idea to hold onto a predictable monthly mortgage payment and plow into retirement savings the money that would otherwise go to a home - loan payoff — the thinking is that you come out ahead if you can earn more in the markets than you're paying to borrow the money — some say that even at ultralow interest rates, it often makes more sense for people to
pay off their mortgage before they retire.
Today I stumbled across their Money Blog, which carries a post on how you should
pay off your mortgage before you retire.
If you're in your 40s or 50s and buying a new home, a 15 - year mortgage could allow you to
pay off your mortgage before you retire.
We believe that the question of whether or not to
pay off your mortgage before you retire is more a question of financial independence and opportunity cost.
If
you pay off your mortgage before you retire, there is also the peace of mind of having very low housing costs when you are no longer receiving a regular paycheck.
You might still be able to
pay off the mortgage before retiring.
Pay off your mortgage before retiring.
Even at ultralow interest rates, it often makes more sense for people to
pay off their mortgage before they retire.
Eighty - three per cent of boomers think it's important to
pay off their mortgages before they retire, but 61 per cent still have a mortgage.
Three - quarters of boomers say it is important that
they pay off their mortgage before they retire, but less than half (44 per cent) have paid off their entire mortgage.