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Comment by bruce343434

3 years ago

You can't pay for groceries with those unrealized gains. You'd have to sell your house. Wait, where will you live?

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Clubber  3 years ago

You can take out a loan on the house with the house as collateral. That's a tactic wealthy people use with their stocks. Also having a home equity loan is a good padding for rainy days.

quickthrower2  3 years ago

True but you can borrow against the house to invest, for example

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