Should You Buy or Should You Rent by real estate expert Brian Brooks

If you have ever rented, then you have probably more than once wondered if you should rent or buy your own home. In our discussion today, we will give you three tips to consider.

Tip #1 – Have you considered all of the costs?

Now as much as it would be nice to own your own home, and as much as people are always willing to suggest that you should move into your own home, no one tells you about the various expenses that you will gain if you move in to your own home rather than rent your own home. Of course you have to pay the mortgage and the utilities just like you do if you rent. You also have to add on expenses such as insurance, taxes, maintenance and repairs, and improvements plus some considerations such as lawn care and snow removal if you live in that type of area.

Tip #2 – Home ownership responsibility

Are you ready to take on all the things that might occur if you were to purchase a home? Let me give you some examples. What are you going to do if the furnace goes out or the air conditioner goes out? What are you going to do if the sump pump stops working and your basement floods? What are you going to do if the roof starts leaking? These are all of the things that you are responsible for if you own a home rather than rent a home. You must remember that you are responsible for the appliances, painting, and carpeting, actually everything to do with the house. If something goes wrong with the house that you are renting, all you have to do is to call your landlord.

Tip #3 – Tax Advantages

There are some tax advantages to owning your own home, so it is important to remember this when making this decision. You may deduct what you have paid in interest, and this is an important tax consideration. You are also building up equity in your home, which is something that you will not do at all if you are renting a home.

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