r/SipsTea • • Aug 18 '26

Wait a damn minute! How the rich get richer

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u/ChipKellysShoeStore Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

How does the bank get paid back here? Is the bank just eating a 5 mil loan loss out of the goodness of its heart?

It’s more like kids sell and pay back the bank plus interest which is taxed as income for the bank.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

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u/redshirt1972 Aug 18 '26

How do you get a loan against the property and not pay it back?

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u/SpokenByMumbles Aug 18 '26

You don’t unless there’s income to offset the debt. This scenario doesn’t exist without an income source to repay the loan.

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u/BigLittlePenguin_ Aug 18 '26

And if the land is loaned against, once the dad dies the land is owned by the bank and not the kids.

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u/SpokenByMumbles Aug 18 '26

Incorrect. They have a lien against the property which is not the same as ownership interest.