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		McScroogy on April 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Just Be Rich But how much capital? You also have to consider opportunity costs of putting down that capital. Maybe if I put down one million and borrow another 300k, I can get a low mortgage. But I also lost one million.

nly on April 15, 2021 [–]

Total return on the housing market has kept pace with the stock market in the UK for 20 years so there hasn't been much opportunity cost over here.

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