Wow, that's a lazy take-away. His example was for 4-year period and assumed to have happened during the just past 4 years. Do you think it's good enough to use the same rate for your 15-year period? - Sun May 10 2009, 23:47
OK, good. $100k was wiped out.
Then, why did you use 3% interest rate for your formula? Why not 4%? - Sun May 10 2009, 23:25
Good. Then what is the number that you got? - Sun May 10 2009, 23:07
Jonp,
I initially wondered whether I should waste my time to respond to you, but I wanted to do you a favor so that you won't continue to act in the way that makes yourself nothing but a fool.
Your way of calculating a net return shows that you even don't have the very basic knowledge of compounding:
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100% down payment on initial $755,000 is $755,000. The interest rate that you would have gained on that money from just letting sit in a bank at 3% per year is $340,000
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The interest that $755,000 would have been earned over the 15 years at 3% is NOT $340,000. I don't want to give your the correct answer right here, are you able to figure it out?
Perhaps you are indeed too old.... - Sun May 10 2009, 22:47