At long last, this column shows whether buying or renting is better. Negative values mean renting is a better deal, positive values mean buying is better. Almost all scenarios start off with renting being a better deal (because there are some big upfront costs when you buy a house), but after some number of years buying becomes a better deal. Years in which renting is better are shaded in pink, and years in which buying is better are shaded in green.
We get the value by comparing the "Buying Net" with the "Renting Net". That is, we compare how much you're "out" in each case. The smaller the figure, the less you're out, so the side with the lower figure wins. If one side is negative and the other is not, the negative side wins, because that's the side that's lower.
With certain sets of assumptions, we see the curious case in which renting is better at first (pink), then buying becomes better (green), then renting becomes better again (pink).* There's no real mystery here, it's just that it takes time for some variables to catch up to other variables. If you start walking to Chicago, and then an hour later someone else starts on a bicycle from the same point, eventually they're going to pass you, but it'll take a while. Likewise, if two hours later someone starts from the same point on a motorcycle, then eventually they'll pass the bicyclist.
In the case below*, renting is better at first because of the higher costs of buying, including that the interest paid on the loan is high and is essentially "thrown away". By year 15, the amount paid on interest has gone way down, and the buyer is enjoying the fact that their loan payment hasn't gone up, while the renter has suffered from rent inflation every year. So buying becomes a better deal. But here comes the motorcycle! The renter's investment is growing faster than the buyer's, since the return on investment is higher than the appreciation on the house (5.75% vs. 3.5%). So it's only a matter of time before the renter's investment grows larger than the buyer's. For most scenarios, that will never happen in the buyer's lifetime, but in the case below*, it can.
At long last, this column shows whether buying or renting is better. Negative values mean renting is a better deal, positive values mean buying is better. Almost all scenarios start off with renting being a better deal (because there are some big upfront costs when you buy a house), but after some number of years buying becomes a better deal. Years in which renting is better are shaded in pink, and years in which buying is better are shaded in green.We get the value by comparing the "Buying Net" with the "Renting Net". That is, we compare how much you're "out" in each case. The smaller the figure, the less you're out, so the side with the lower figure wins. If one side is negative and the other is not, the negative side wins, because that's the side that's lower.With certain sets of assumptions, we see the curious case in which renting is better at first (pink), then buying becomes better (green), then renting becomes better again (pink).* There's no real mystery here, it's just that it takes time for some variables to catch up to other variables. If you start walking to Chicago, and then an hour later someone else starts on a bicycle from the same point, eventually they're going to pass you, but it'll take a while. Likewise, if two hours later someone starts from the same point on a motorcycle, then eventually they'll pass the bicyclist.In the case below*, renting is better at first because of the higher costs of buying, including that the interest paid on the loan is high and is essentially "thrown away". By year 15, the amount paid on interest has gone way down, and the buyer is enjoying the fact that their loan payment hasn't gone up, while the renter has suffered from rent inflation every year. So buying becomes a better deal. But here comes the motorcycle! The renter's investment is growing faster than the buyer's, since the return on investment is higher than the appreciation on the house (5.75% vs. 3.5%). So it's only a matter of time before the renter's investment grows larger than the buyer's. For most scenarios, that will never happen in the buyer's lifetime, but in the case below*, it can.
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