Should I Rent or Buy a House?
by Jon Henshaw
A question that many renters and home owners ask is, “should I rent or buy a home?” Luckily, the New York Times has found the answer through their new Rent or Buy Online Calculator. Their calculator let’s you enter the following information and then graphs the results.
- Monthly Rent
- Home Price
- Down Payment
- Mortgage Rate
- Annual Property Taxes
We’ve been renting a house for almost two years now, but we’re currently in the market to buy. After running the numbers on our current rental house, the calculator determined that we were better off renting, but only for three years. So, it looks like we’re looking for a new home at the right time.
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July 6th, 2007 at 5:27 am
That calculator is very useful! Thank you very much for the link!
I have been looking for a house to buy in Southampton and i have only found the above list.
I think if you can afford it, buying a house is much better and its a long term investment as we all know.
Thanks for the calculator link again!