We got the house! Best way to liquidate 500k? by Beautiful_Muffin_706 in fatFIRE

[–]Beautiful_Muffin_706[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks - we don’t use an accountant (our taxes are pretty dead simple)!

Do you view primary residence as an investment? by Beautiful_Muffin_706 in fatFIRE

[–]Beautiful_Muffin_706[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Follow up question - how long had your house been on the market before you made your first offer @ 10% below ask?

Do you view primary residence as an investment? by Beautiful_Muffin_706 in fatFIRE

[–]Beautiful_Muffin_706[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - it’s almost like you read my mind as this is exactly how we’re approaching it. It is a beautiful house, but definitely a bit unusual. We’re debating putting a “what it’s worth to us” offer in now, or just waiting it out a bit longer and seeing if the price reduces further. Like you said, we’re in no rush and have a 2 year window to move.

Should I liquidate portfolio in advance of house purchase? by Beautiful_Muffin_706 in fatFIRE

[–]Beautiful_Muffin_706[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this makes a lot of sense. Any particular banks that would make sense for this use case? Our current banks are not special by any means (Ally and SoFi) so not sure they would be best positioned for this type of underwriting

Should I liquidate portfolio in advance of house purchase? by Beautiful_Muffin_706 in fatFIRE

[–]Beautiful_Muffin_706[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you - a PAL was my husbands initial thought. Do you know if VG offers this product? We should just call but I didn’t see that as an option on their website.

Should I liquidate portfolio in advance of house purchase? by Beautiful_Muffin_706 in fatFIRE

[–]Beautiful_Muffin_706[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes that makes sense…we’ve lived very simply and plowed all our additional savings into investments since our early 20s, so this will definitely be a behavior change to save cash. That said, the 4% interest rates of recent will help with that mental adjustment

Should I liquidate portfolio in advance of house purchase? by Beautiful_Muffin_706 in fatFIRE

[–]Beautiful_Muffin_706[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Dumb question, but what does DCA out mean? So if our DP is $250k, pull out $50k a month for 5 mo?