This brings up the first thing to consider when comparing buying versus renting: the amount of time you’ll be there. Buying and later selling a home will usually cost about 10% or more of the value of the home. These costs mean that if the home only went up in value 10% or so in the year or two you lived there, you won’t be gaining anything (equity gain from principal pay-down is very little in the first years). You’ll often be better off renting if you’ll be in a town for less than a few years.
What about towns with faster rates of appreciation? Have you done some serious homework? If not, to assume appreciation will be more than the rate of inflation is just gambling. The sellers in the example above sold for the same price they bought the house for two years earlier – and this was in a decent and growing area. You can’t count on fast appreciation.
To Buy Or Rent – Cost Comparison
Looking at buying versus renting, you have to take into account that in many places it cost much more to buy. For example, in Miami a home can cost $200,000. The mortgage payment, taxes, insurance and maintenance will add up to about $1,600 per month, but you can rent the same size home for about $800.
What does that mean? Many real estate fanatics will say you’re at least buying something for your money, and renting is throwing your money away. Of course in this example more than $1,000 of your payment will be going towards interest alone, and that’s not buying you anything.
Suppose you can afford the $1600 per month, but instead you rent for $800 and put the other $800 into a decent safe investment that makes you 5%? In three years you’ll have over $30,000 in this account. If the home appreciated at 6% per year, it would be worth $231,000. The costs of initially buying it and then selling it would be around $13,800 (2% buying and 6% selling), leaving you with a gain of about 19,000 once we include your principal pay-down.
In other words, you would be at least $11,000 better off if you rented and banked the difference. Every market is different, of course, so you have to do the math. Compare the total costs of owning versus renting, and then make safe assumptions about the rate of appreciation for homes.
If you’ll definitely be in one place for a long time to come, it will almost always be better to buy than to rent. In the last example, buying becomes a better bet after about four or five years. Also consider that if you get a fixed rate mortgage, your payment will never change, a benefit landlords won’t offer you that on your rent payment.
To sum up, look at the time you’ll be there, the comparison of total monthly costs, whether rents are going up fast, and whether you have good reason to believe home prices will be going up fast. Then look also at all the personal factors. Do you want to be responsible for the maintenance, yard work and unpredictability of ownership problems?
To buy or to rent? In the end, you have to work this one out by yourself.
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Every man and woman wants to become rich. All of us are fighting for a better life. How can we make a fortune legally out of other people’s homes? There is actually a way to do this. If somebody has many debts towards different directions he / she will have to sell their homes. You can become wealthy if you do the following option: You are going to a foreclosure auction and fight for a win. You must have a maximum value in mind.
If you manage to buy the home which is in foreclosure, you can either:
- Make a rent investment for people: this way you can earn monthly profit
- Make a rent investment for companies: this way you can also earn monthly profit
- Invest money into an eternal value: this way you can use your invested money later, for example there is a bear market now and you are very sure that in a few months the market will become bull
- You want to sell it immediately after the auction and you are sure you can make a deal which makes money for you
Let’s consider the number values:
Max = the maximum value you are willing to pay for the home
Location: the value is from the following range: [0..1]. You can make more profit from an estate located in the middle of a large city than from an estate located in the poor district
State: the state of the estate is in the following range: [0..1]
Gradient: The gradient is chosen by you. You can either choose a lower gradient and have better profit but low probability of winning the auction or choose a lower gradient and you have more chance to win the auction but you have a lower profit. It’s from the following range: [0..1]
estimated_income = the minimum income you are going to earn from your investment
max = location * state * gradient * estimated_income
estimated_profit = estimated_income – max
estimated_profit = estimated_income – location * state * gradient *estimated_income
estimated_profit = estimated_income(1 – location * state * gradient)
Location < 1, state < 1, gradient < 1 => 1-location * state * gradient > 0 =>estimated_profit > 0
So, you will earn profit if you estimate correctly your income and win the auction. There is a certain risk here as in any investment: You might buy the estate but not earn as much income as you expected. How much risk should you accept? The traders from the stock market are frequently saying that you should accept a risk if you can sleep knowing that your investment is just probable to become a success, but you can’ be 100% sure of it. Of course, you can’t make such investments unless you have enough money.
Is this kind of making money ethical?
Well, you can say that you are making a fortune out of other people’s misery, but they have problems even if you don’t make a profit out of it for yourself. The other aspect of the question is that you are not making anything against the people who sell their homes; you are just fighting for yourself, your family, your future. From this point of view we can safely say that this kind of investment is ethical and useful from the investor’s point of view.
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25Should You Build When There Is a Home Building Decline
Posted By: Ramon Rivas on May 25, 2010 at 12:27 pmEveryone would like to have a place that they can call their home. If you have saved enough money, you might even consider building your own instead of renting. But there is one problem, the country is now in a financial crisis. So should you still continue building one now or continue paying rent?
The answer is yes as long as you have the money in your possession. This means you don’t have to borrow money from the bank to buy the materials and pay for the people who will be doing the work.
To do that, you have to first figure out what kind of home do you want to have and set a certain budget. After getting an estimate as to how much materials and labor will cost, you also have to factor in inflation and a little allowance just in case there will be some unexpected situations later on. With all the information, you can have your contractor work on your property until it is complete.
Over time, the value of your house will go up and when you decide to sell it, you will have more money which you can use to buy or build a bigger home.
That may not be the case right now when we are presently facing a financial crisis but it will happen. One thing that could help increase its value even is to install eco-friendly mirrors or put a security system in place.
This will never happen if you continue to pay rent because you are just shelling out money and giving this to the landlord so you don’t earn any interest.
But wouldn’t it be cheaper to buy a home especially when the market value went down due to the financial crisis?
While it is true there is a sharp decline in the housing market, you have to remember that it is not brand new so you will have to conduct some repairs and maybe even renovate certain portions of the house. If the house is old, you will also have to spend a lot to make sure the temperature can be regulated during the hot and cold months throughout the year.
There are a lot of lessons you will learn when you decide to have your home built. You will learn that it is not just about hammering a nail into a piece of wood but also properly budgeting as well as managing how much cash you have so you don’t overspend thus not wasting any of your hard earned money.
In fact, when you make a home, you don’t only establish a place for yourself but also help people in the construction industry and the state. This is because you guarantee work for those who do this as a living and the money you pay for building permits adds to the local revenue.
So should you build your home amidst the decline in the home building industry? Yes because you will finally have your dream home just the way you like it with everything there that is brand new. If there is a problem, it cane easily be fixed with any additional because it comes with a warranty. It is also environment friendly or “greener” as it is up to standard with the latest environmental regulations.
Unlike other things that you may own, you can never take selling your home lightly. A house is a big commodity, one that is worth a lot of money. Before you even think about selling your home, you should put a lot of thought and consideration into it. Although you may want to sell your home – you should make sure that you do it the right way.
The first thing you should do when you are thinking of selling your home is to hire yourself a qualified real estate agent who knows the neighborhood. An agent who knows your neighborhood will known the ideal price for your home, and help you sell it at the ideal price. If your home is priced right for the neighborhood, chances are it will sell. If it is priced too high, you might not get any offers or anyone interested in buying the home.
Once you have a real estate agent, you and your agent will need to develop a strategy. You’ll need to decide on the price and how long you will leave it on the market before you think about a reduction. You’ll also need to discuss his commission as well, which will help to avoid any misunderstandings in the future. If you talk about these types of things when you first start out selling your home, you’ll find the entire process to go much smoother.
In some cases, you may run out of time before you are able to sell your home. In this situation, you may want to rent out your home. When you rent out your home, you may also be able to strike a deal with renters that your home is available for showing. To make the house accessible to potential buyers, you may want to offer your renters a lower price. This way, they will be more inclined to make the house available for potential buyers.
Keep in mind that selling your home will take you some time. You can also sell it yourself if you prefer, without a real estate agent. This can save you quite a bit of money as well, as you won’t have to pay a real estate agent. If you are planning to go this route, you should make sure that you know the value of your home and you know the neighborhood. You can put a “for sale by owner” sign in the yard, and list your home in local newspapers, and on the Internet as well. This way, you’ll get your home out to the market of potential buyers. homes that are for sale by the owner are always great for buyers – as they can deal with the owner directly and not have to worry about dealing with any real estate agents.
