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This would allow you to take on a smaller profit margin place and given you lower taxable income level, gotta love BAH, you would be able to mathematically take a lose each year on paper however in reality make money.

I am a student at Boston University studying Mathematical Finance.

However, there is also a non-mathematical peace of mind benefit to paying off your debts.

No problem if you are getting out of rentals, but if you just plan to buy again in the near future, it makes no sense to sell.Paying off your mortgage to be debt free is an emotional decision, not a mathematical or financial decision in most cases.

@Brandon Turner -- mathematically, it's intriguing from a time plotted against nakedness standpoint.  

Cap rate is a mathematical calculation between NOI and purchase price.

So if your tenants are paying that for you even if you are breaking even in cash flow, you are making money.The above is not necessarily an OPINION.... it's a mathematical fact but one where other members seem not to have encountered in other readings, so I use this forum to post stuff like that here.Now, if your profile doesn't have much, but you back up your opinion or statement with Mathematical facts and I can follow it, +1 for you!

Mathematically speaking all of the limited partner's outside basis (80% interest) would have to be multiplied by .63 to compress to 50%.

I like paying that thing down.. but thats me and i know its not mathematically correct.