Pay off tracker mortgage

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We recently sold an investment property at a loss. We bought it at the very top of the market in 2005 and it took until 2023 for the price to come anywhere near the original purchase price. We also had our share of difficult tenants as well as some great tenants over the years.

We are lucky enough to have €100k left over from the sale which we are considering using to pay off another investment property.
This would leave us debt free. We have a tracker mortgage on the property. If the tracker rate hadn't gone up so much I wouldn't need to ask the question. However, it seems wrong to be paying €6k interest on a €100k loan when we have the capacity to pay it off.

We appreciate how much luckier we are than others who lost out more in this accidental landlord scenario. It hasn't been an easy eighteen years but we got through it, albeit at a bit of a loss on the first property as well as a lot of tight corners being navigated over the years.

Should we pay off the loan fully?
 
It is not possible to answer without the full information.

You should do a Money Makeover for any such major decision.

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After tax, you are paying "only" 3% interest.
This will come down if and when interest rates fall.

If you have a mortgage on your home, it is likely that you are paying more than 3% net so that would be a higher priority.

If you have scope to make tax-relieved pension contributions, that might be better than clearing a mortgage costing you 3%.

Brendan
 
Thanks Brendan

Please see the additional information below.

Age:
63 Retired
Spouse’s/Partner's age:
62 Retired

Annual gross income from pension
E36,000
Annual gross income spouse:
E35,000

Type of employment:
Both retired public servants


Expenditure pattern:
We are both generally 'savers'

Rough estimate of value of home
E550,000
No mortgage on home

Other borrowings – car loans/personal loans etc
No
Do you pay off your full credit card balance each month?
Yes

Savings and investments:
Our main saving was done through paying down the capital part of the loan on investment property. The rental income was covering most of the expenses such as interest, tax, management fees

Do you have a pension scheme?
We are both on pension now.

Do you own any investment or other property?
Yes.
€100,000 outstanding on a tracker loan on an investment property worth €230,000


Ages of children:
None.

Life insurance:
Yes.

What specific question do you have or what issues are of concern to you?
Should we use the €100,000 to pay off the remaining mortgage of €100,000 on the investment property.
Thanks
 
Yes, you should clear the mortgage on the investment property.

There is nothing better or safer to do with it.

Brendan
 
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