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Renting vs. Owning a Home: What's the Difference?

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Renting vs. Owning a Home: What's the Difference?

SOURCE: investopedia.com

The age-old question: should you rent or buy your home?

Weighing the pros and cons of renting and owning a home can be overwhelming. We’ve broken it down for you in today’s blog post.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Whether you choose to rent or buy your home depends on your financial situation, lifestyle, and personal goals.
  • Both provide you with a place to live and require regular income in order to make the payments.
  • Renting offers flexibility, predictable monthly expenses, and someone to handle repairs.
  • Homeownership brings intangible benefits, such as a sense of stability and pride of ownership, along with the tangible ones of tax deductions and equity.
  • Renting doesn’t mean you’re throwing away money every month, and owning doesn’t always help you build wealth in the long run.

Are you planning to rent or own a home? Let’s chat!