Pay off my mortgage or invest in a property?
Heres my situation:
$82k Mortgage
8 years left
3.75%
$1000 P & I payment
Personal Assets:
$180k liquid cash ready to deploy into real estate
I live in Northern California and so far have not had any luck deploying my funds into real estate here (really hot market, seems overpriced, my offers are constantly beat out). I am contemplating paying off my mortgage to free up my monthly income but I am afraid I am leaving returns behind by not instead placing the money in a deal(s).
In addition, I am contemplating investing the money into cash flowing properties outside of California but I have no experience in this.
I guess the question is, can I invest the 82k in real estate instead and achieve a net monthly cash flow of $1000?
Any advice/thoughts is appreciated!
Thanks
Roman