It could start with your own home, Radjabli, managing partner of West Palm Beach-based Apis Capital Management, says, noting that the after-tax cost of owning is less than renting in many areas.
“The lowest rate mortgages require 20% down. In this case, someone with student loans will be better off saving for the down payment, buying the home, and then enjoying their improved cash flow, or at least the building of equity in the home, and can pay off loans later,” he says. It is one of few opportunities to outweigh the benefits of paying down a student loan early.
