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I've recently been faced with a dilemma and I'd like to get some input from those who have gone through this situation already and maybe I can learn from your experiences. I am at the point where I am really thinking about moving out. The main dilemma here is to rent a small apartment which will not encompass my needs for around 700-1000 a month(the going rate for an apartment in a decent area around here), or buy a foreclosed house and live in it while rehabbing it. The market is at a low and if I buy now and invest some money It can only appreciate from here I'm assuming, at least in the long run. I do possess the skills to renovate most of a home.
Buying a house:
-acquiring dept
-borrowing money to repair it, or moving very slowly working off my paychecks
-taxes
-will eat up all of my time repairing it so my business will basically be put in the faith that if the market recovers I can make my money back or then some
+Will have enough room for a bedroom, kitchen, and my exercise equipment
+plenty of room for my vehicles, and privacy
+country enviroment
+I actually own something so I don't feel as if I'm throwing money away
+Has land, my release is being outdoors
Renting an appartment:
-throwing money down the drain as I will never own it
-I will have to travel to my parents house to exercise as there won't be enough room
-limited parking and storage
-A cheaper house will have a comparable mortgage to the price of rent
-those in a country setting will cost more
+dept free
+can leave at any moment as I'm attached to nothing financially
So if you could go back, what would you do in this situation, or what did you do so I can learn from it. There's also the option of suck it up, and be a minimalists until you make it, but after all it's about the journey right. I have to enjoy the present not just have all of my faith in the future.
Buying a house:
-acquiring dept
-borrowing money to repair it, or moving very slowly working off my paychecks
-taxes
-will eat up all of my time repairing it so my business will basically be put in the faith that if the market recovers I can make my money back or then some
+Will have enough room for a bedroom, kitchen, and my exercise equipment
+plenty of room for my vehicles, and privacy
+country enviroment
+I actually own something so I don't feel as if I'm throwing money away
+Has land, my release is being outdoors
Renting an appartment:
-throwing money down the drain as I will never own it
-I will have to travel to my parents house to exercise as there won't be enough room
-limited parking and storage
-A cheaper house will have a comparable mortgage to the price of rent
-those in a country setting will cost more
+dept free
+can leave at any moment as I'm attached to nothing financially
So if you could go back, what would you do in this situation, or what did you do so I can learn from it. There's also the option of suck it up, and be a minimalists until you make it, but after all it's about the journey right. I have to enjoy the present not just have all of my faith in the future.
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