From: "Default User" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Real Estate
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 14:25:16 -0500
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joetaxpayer wrote:


> Having no intention to use my home's value to retire (e.g. no
> particular plan to downsize and take money from the house to invest)
> I don't count the house as part of my 'portfolio'. Not like I can
> withdraw 4% each year at retirement. 

Well, you can via a reverse mortgage. Whether that's a cost-effective
method is another question.




Brian

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