04/27/2024
Buy Now vs The Cost to Wait
Scenario:
Your Current Monthly Rent is $1,500 and you have the ability to put away $500/month in savings.
It would take approximately 24.33 years to save up for a 20% down payment for a $400,000 house, let me explain.
During those 24.33 years that house (with historical appreciate data) will be worth an estimated $821,249
At the end of 24.33 years to get your 20% down payment, you will have had to save up $164,353.
While paying an estimated $631,692 in rent over the course of those 24.33 years because your rent projection would be around $3,049/month by the end of it.
Rather than waiting 24.33 years to before you buy, its possible to buy now with as little as 3% down at $12,000 for a $400,000 house at 7% interest rate. Consider this: if you buy now, after 24.33 years you will have reached $676,692 in home equity. Rent payments build zero equity.
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