Home and Mortgage
Should I Rent Or Buy A Home?
Compare the total cost of renting against owning over a holding period.
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- Total cost of renting
- $184,800
- Total cost of owning
- $306,136
- Owning cost net of appreciation
- $214,187
- Cheaper option
- Rent
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