Check with u guys.
I'm near 50 years now (time really flies before u know it).
OA 103k
SA 213k
MA 57k
HDB fully paid, no investment done from cpf money and no debt.
Wife is asking if we could upgrade and buy a condo.
I'm thinking it may not be wise to go back into debt when this time should focus on building up the reserves for retirement.
She's not working since over 10 years ago.
What's your opinion?
I am like you in terms of age, SA and MA but my OA is half of yours because all goes into property (half a million). There are several considerations for going into mortgage loan at 50.
1. loan tenure (15 years - you can only borrow up to 65)
2. absd if you are not going to let go of your current property.
3. are you going to work up to 65 and be burdened by debt....
4. increase risk factor of not being able to work due to health or retrenchment.
I am currently experiencing 1,2,3 except that my current mortgage is an investment/2nd property which i can let go anytime if i decided to retire or slow down and my installment will be covered by my rental. To cover (4), you must make sure that you have reserves and insurance to cover 6 months of installments should "touch wood" anything happens.