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A homeowner rented out a mortgaged property for 15 years, using the rental income to pay off the mortgage early and become debt-free by their mid-40s. Steve D. Valentine calls it a strategic move that delivers a real sense of reward.

A homeowner rented out a mortgaged property for 15 years, using the rental income to pay off the mortgage early and become debt-free by their mid-40s. Steve D. Valentine calls it a strategic move that delivers a real sense of reward.
you did what everybody else didn't because you had a decent mortgage, you kept it as a rental, and, you know, 15 years later rolls around and we're going to use that chess piece because it was never intended for like, I'm going to be a long-term investor. It was a chess piece. And now, you know, like nothing cooler than sitting at the table with you guys 15 years later and go, cool, you're going to pay your mortgage off and you guys are completely debt-free in your mid-40s. Hell yeah, I want to do more of that. Yeah.

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