• tacosplease@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Wasn’t speaking to your specific home value. I was adding to the point that every homeowner is not a millionaire.

    If someone has a house worth $350,000 but they’ve only paid off $50,000 from the principal, then they aren’t worth $350,000. I’d argue they’re not even worth $300,000.

    Miss a few payments, and they lose the house plus whatever payments they’d already made. That’s not personal wealth. We’re just living in the bank’s house until it’s paid off and the deed gets transferred.