{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/lezgomez-ca\/2026\/09\/20\/buying-a-house-with-cash-vs-getting-a-mortgage\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T13:00:00","slug":"buying-a-house-with-cash-vs-getting-a-mortgage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/20\/buying-a-house-with-cash-vs-getting-a-mortgage\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a House With Cash Vs. Getting a Mortgage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>With more than two decades in lending and underwriting, I\u2019ve helped thousands navigate the decision between paying cash for a home or securing a mortgage. Cash buyers often close faster, avoid interest and fees, and may appeal more to sellers. On the other hand, a mortgage can provide valuable financial flexibility, potential tax advantages, and opportunities to invest your capital elsewhere, along with added creditor protection. The best approach always depends on your financial picture and the current market landscape. Drawing from my experience, there\u2019s always a solution tailored for your unique situation.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/personal-finance\/111214\/buying-home-cash-vs-mortgage.asp\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With more than two decades in lending and underwriting, I\u2019ve helped thousands navigate the decision between paying cash for a home or securing a mortgage. Cash buyers often close faster, avoid interest and fees, and may appeal more to sellers. On the other hand, a mortgage can provide valuable financial flexibility, potential tax advantages, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lezgomez.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}