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Look at an amortization table and compare interest payment to rent over time. For most people, who don't put a big down payment, they're really close for the first several years. Unless you stay for a while buying a SFH basically costs you the risks associated with highly leveraged consumption without a strong likelihood of more appreciation than the costs associated with buying/selling a house...in other words, the profits go to the underwriters, real estate agents and title/escrow cos, and the city/county/state, and the risks to you.
We had a down payment out on new a house in SoCal in 2005. At the last minute I realized how stupid this was and we got out of the deal. That move saved us a foreclosure, or loss of about $1/4mil, and also would've stood in the way of an amazing professional opportunity for my wife that required a move out of the area. Buying a house at the wrong time can be devastating.
I've known several people that bought a house and rented rooms, or a multi-family building and lived in one, and it is a good strategy if you want to put down roots for some reason, or real estate is your chosen path to wealth. But if the payments are a big chunk of your cash flow, they still might keep you from opportunity.
We own because we found a unique acreage property, it cost less than 1yr of our gross income (so we could afford to move without selling), was bought near the bottom of the last real estate cycle and there are still days I wonder if we should've just rented. I'm sure if we owned it free and clear we'd feel a bit different, and right now I'm considering some pretty drastic options to get there ASAP.
We had a down payment out on new a house in SoCal in 2005. At the last minute I realized how stupid this was and we got out of the deal. That move saved us a foreclosure, or loss of about $1/4mil, and also would've stood in the way of an amazing professional opportunity for my wife that required a move out of the area. Buying a house at the wrong time can be devastating.
I've known several people that bought a house and rented rooms, or a multi-family building and lived in one, and it is a good strategy if you want to put down roots for some reason, or real estate is your chosen path to wealth. But if the payments are a big chunk of your cash flow, they still might keep you from opportunity.
We own because we found a unique acreage property, it cost less than 1yr of our gross income (so we could afford to move without selling), was bought near the bottom of the last real estate cycle and there are still days I wonder if we should've just rented. I'm sure if we owned it free and clear we'd feel a bit different, and right now I'm considering some pretty drastic options to get there ASAP.
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