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16 questions linked to/from In general, is it financially better to buy or to rent a house?
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How can home buying be considered a sound investment with all of that interest that needs to be paid?
I am 33 years old, married with 3 kids. I currently live in Central NJ.
About a year ago, I got a job which lets me work from home. Since then I wanted to move out of this house because the property ...
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How to know if buying a house is a good investment?
Similar question: In general, is it financially better to buy or to rent a house? which you can see the returns they are getting
Ok, so I'm wanting to know how I can calculate how profitable it ...
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The balance between Renting and Buying
My girlfriend and I are spit-balling the idea of buying a house. We've heard pros and cons for mortgages; you're putting your money into an investment vs you're paying far more than you anticipate due ...
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Short term living (3 to 4 years).Am I better off renting, taking a 15yr mortgage or a 30yr mortgage?
I just moved to a new city and I'm currently renting and apartment for $575 a month. I got a full time job so now I can afford more so I was thinking of buying a property. I expect to live in the area ...
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Is it better to get a mortgage or continue renting in London?
Currently me and my partner are renting in London, which with bills included eats up around 50% of our takehome income.
It seems that if we were able to get a mortgage on a flat, we would potentially ...
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For how long do you need to commit to staying in one city to make purchasing a piece of real estate worth it?
I am considering purchasing a piece of real estate in a major metropolitan area in the US, to avoid spending money on rent. However I'm not sure if I want to stay in this city forever and might move ...
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Why would I ever buy a house vs. just renting and invest the rest?
I found myself in a weird realization right now where I put everything into an Excel sheet, I can’t find a good reason to ever purchase a house vs investing into an index fund.
Ever since I graduated ...
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To buy or rent when interest rates and rents are rising? [duplicate]
I have heard that people use real estate as a hedge against inflation but what's the rational thing to do when, the stock market is dropping, housing is getting expensive (to buy and to rent) and ...
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At what point is it better to buy a home vs continue renting? What additional costs of owning a home should we consider? [duplicate]
I know this question has been asked lots of times before. I read this question which tells me at some point it is best to buy instead of continue renting forever. My situation is that I have a ...
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What are some ways to determine if taking on debt is worth it?
What are some ways to determine if taking on debt is worth it?
For instance, what types of calculations exist for seeing if it's worth it to take on mortgage debt?
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Is it better to put money in stocks, bonds, and CDs than to buy a house? [closed]
Do all of these things either alone or together outpace the increase in value of a house?
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Evidence For/Against Real Estate Investing Vis-a-vis Investing in ETFs
Do people have good pieces of evidence about whether or not Real Estate is worth investing at all? What's a good measurement to decide this (e.g., simply looking at value increases?)
If I have X ...
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In what situation is owning a home better than renting and investing in the stock market? [duplicate]
In what situation is owning a home better than renting and investing in the stock market? if you were to use broad measures such as historical averages for home price, stock market returns and real ...
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Guidelines on when to buy or rent an apartment (in Europe)
I am currently facing an important decision for my life: I finished studies and will soon enter industry to work. Due to the fact that I will likely earn some money on a regular basis, I want to ...
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Buying a New home for my Family [duplicate]
Recently we had a baby and planning to buy a home. Is now a good time to buy a home? In my area houses are around 650K. I have the following questions.
Is it good time to buy a home?
Interest rate ...
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