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Yeah, but, after X years you own your house.
After X years of renting, you got nothing.
That’s some rich dad poor dad BS. Means nothing if you can’t afford the additional y cost over renting, plus with interest rates where they’re at…..so much of that monthly payment is still going nowhere.
You don't have to pay the mortgage in thirty years and eat the entirety of the interest. I paid mine off in three.
There's no way I'm not saving money over renting at this point. I pay less than $1000 a month to live in a place that would cost $4000 a month to rent.
What year did you buy your home, and what cost? What is it worth today on Zillow or your site of choice?
I bought in early 2020 and it's now worth about 50% more than it was.
I kinda lucked out, because I bought right before everyone realized that we were screwed with COVID and were going to be stuck in their houses because the government had no idea what they were doing. I say "kinda lucked out" because I watched Trump deliver a speech as the stocks tanked in the corner, and realized he had no idea how to handle it. After watching it I turned to my spouse and said, "I know it sounds crazy, but I think we should buy a place right now." I also had been looking for some time and realized that mortgage rates were near all time lows.
All time low rates + stuck in small places = everyone that can buy a bigger place will buy a bigger place.
Ah, very wise. You must see how people didn't get matching 50% raises, matched with even higher interest rates... unfortunately the time of paying off your home early might be behind us, at least for a long while.
Yeah with current mortgage rates and prices...it's definitely rougher.
Applying a little extra to principle -- if you ever have it -- still helps a lot with the amount of interest you're paying.
Depending on where you live, much or all of that value goes away if it's 35-50 percent more expensive to own. Especially if you choose to invest the savings.
They said 14% in the article. Don't go doubling it or more for the sake of winning an argument.
We're talking about two different things.