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#163: Home equity is a terrible investment - it is unsafe, illiquid, has zero ROI, makes your foreclosure risk greater, and it can leave your assets exposed to lawsuits. Some have called today’s material shocking - a revelation. What you thought was black is white. What you thought was dark is light. Home equity can never go up in value, but might go down value. You must embrace mortgages. I collect mortgages every bit as much as I collect cash-flowing properties. I practice what I preach and only keep 15% equity in my primary residence, and minimum equity positions in investment properties. You would be better off burying money in your backyard than using it to pay down your mortgage. In the 1920s, a common clause in bank loan agreements stated that your loan could be called due at any time. That created fear which still resonates today. But it’s no longer true; banks won’t call your mortgage loan due anytime. 30-year vs. 15-year vs. interest-only mortgage loans are examined. Homes are not meant to store cas