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The Rent vs Buy Gut Check
Same home, both paths, live math. Then give the gap a job.
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The Rent vs Buy Gut Check
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Same home, both paths, live math. Then give the gap a job.
Monthly cost to own it
Mortgage + taxes + insurance + maintenance, all of it.
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Monthly rent for the same place
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The monthly gap
Owning now runs about 50% more than renting the same home.
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The gap invested for 10 years (8%)
Renting only wins if this actually gets invested.
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I invest the gap on purpose, automatically
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