Q&A: Stock Market or Real Estate?

Does it make sense to liquidate a stock market investment in order to make a down payment on a home? Welcome back to another Real Estate Minute with Ilyce Glink, where I answer viewer questions and offer my tips and advice for how to navigate the real estate market. Today’s question comes from a 50-something divorcee who hopes to buy a home and retire within the next 10 years. But in order to be able to afford the monthly mortgage payments, he’ll have to make a sizable down payment. And he wants to know whether it makes sense to sell off some of his stock market holdings in order to gather the cash necessary to make that down payment. Investing is a tricky business, whether you’re buying and selling stocks or property. So check out this Real Estate Minute for my advice on what the better investment is in this situation. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel for the latest real estate tips and news: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=expertrealestatetips And for more of my real estate and personal finance tips: Read my blog: http://thinkglink.com See my tweets: http://www.twitter.com/glink Follow me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ilyceglink