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A tax deductible loan, in essence, reduces the actual interest rate you pay. If you only pay 1-2% on a loan, that's fine. Better to make 6-8-10% on your money, than using it as a downpayment for a mortgage which you could finance at 1-2%.

If cost of debt < return on investments -> then invest it, don't use it for your downpayment.

Obviously, this does not apply to credit card debt, on which you pay 10-15% interest per annum.



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