As of fifteen minutes (and one very cold beer) ago, I officially own the beautiful house I’m sitting in right now.
That’s right: I paid off my mortgage early.
My partner and I have been refreshing our mortgage account every few hours today, waiting for the final payment to process. (Weirdly, you have to WIRE the final payment. Seriously? After this years-long relationship of sending personal check after personal check, our mortgage lender refuses to trust us at the finish line? Fine, whatever…) Just before the close of the day, it happened.
Current principal balance: $0.00.
$0.00.
My mortgage is gone. I am done paying rent. I paid off my mortgage early. If all things go according to plan, I will never ever pay rent again for as long as I live. Let’s talk about it!
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