Fiscal Update Feb 2020 – Millionaire No More

Panic in the Streets

The global stock market fell more than 10% recently. Over five trillion dollars ($5,000,000,000,000) of value was wiped out. And just like that – I have lost my seven figure net worth. I’m now a commoner once again, lol. It was fun while it lasted. 😛 But I am not disheartened – because my mind these days is focused on more exciting things! 🙂

New Real Estate Investment

The truth is, I’ve actually had a great start to the year so far. After selling my farmland in January I purchased a new residential property. I have been talking about wanting to do this since late last year. But now I have finally closed on a one bedroom rental condo in the Greater Vancouver area. I paid a 30% down payment (about $135,000) and financed the rest with a mortgage at 2.44%. 🙂 Buying real estate isn’t easy. I kept myself motivated by listening to house music.

Anyway, my balance sheet will look a little different going forward. On the asset side I have welcomed a new line item worth $450,000 – the property purchase price. Meanwhile the liabilities side will now include a brand new $315,000 mortgage. Yay, more good debt. 🙂 I’ll post more details about this over the next couple of week.

I also made new plans to buy some stocks soon to take advantage of this recent market correction so there will be lots to write about over the next little while.

Liquid’s Financial Update February 2020

*Side Incomes: = $2,500

  • Part time job =$900
  • Freelance = $200
  • Dividends =$1000
  • Interest = $400

*Discretionary Spending: = $1,800

  • Food = $400
  • Miscellaneous = $400
  • Interest expense = $1000

*Net Worth: (ΔMoM)

  • Total Assets: = $1,511,100 (-$290,100
  • Cash = $153,500 (-130,000)
  • Canadian stocks = $209,300 (-8,400)
  • U.S. stocks = $133,500 (-11,700)
  • U.K. stocks = $20,700 (-2300)
  • Retirement = $139,600 (-7000)
  • Mortgage Funds = $37,700 (-800)
  • P2P Lending = $35,800 (+300)
  • Home = $331,000 (assessed land value)
  • Rental Unit = $450,000 (purchase price) NEW
  • Total Debts: = $533,200 (+314,400)
  • Home Mortgage = $184,400 (-400)
  • Rental Property Mortgage = $315,000 NEW
  • Margin Loans = $33,800 (-200)

*Total Net Worth = $977,900 (-$24,300 / -2.4%)
All numbers are in $CDN at 0.75/USD

new asset

I haven’t been in this much debt since 2013 after I bought those farms. Finally I’m back to having more than $500,000 of debt. It’s a familiar and comforting feeling to borrow so much money again – using new money that I don’t have to leverage my financial gains. Yay. 😀 Using other people’s money to get rich saves me so much time.

Here’s why I’m excited about this. Thanks to my new mortgage, I was able to buy a new property that pushed the total value of my assets to $1.5 million for the first time. 🙂 If my assets can earn a mere 5% average return per year then my investments will gain an expected $75,000/year. Wow. How great is that? 😀

Of course borrowing money is not free. I’m currently paying about $14,000 a year of interest on my total debt. But that’s just a fraction of what I expect my investments to earn over the long run. 🙂 This is essentially passive wealth creation – build up a large, diversified portfolio, even if you have to use some debt, and then simply be patient.

 

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Edwin Sierra
Edwin Sierra
03/03/2020 12:17 pm

Something really cool is how in 2013 w/ 750k in assets and 500k in liabilities, 66% of your assets were backed by debt. Today w/2x the assets and the same 500k your debt only represents 33% of your assets so essentially you have twice the wealth with half the risk. Pretty good spot and I’m sure with the cash flow to match. Keep it up bud 👍🏼 More debt soon please! Haha

Sarah
Sarah
03/07/2020 7:29 am

Hello, your investment condo is cash positive even after mortgage interest, property tax, strata, and every day wear and tear?

2.44% interest rate? That’s practically a free loan. Isn’t the inflation rate around 2.5%?