10/20/2022
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The biggest thing to consider about buying is whether you'll be in the home long enough to actually see a return on your investment. When you purchase a house, you also pay fees to buy, such as broker's fees, title insurance, and mortgage origination fees, which average over $2,000. Typically in the home buying process, the seller pays the commission for both the buyer's and seller's real estate agents, about 6% of the home's value. You won't pay this fee when you buy your house, but if you sell within a few years, you will. For a house worth $200,000 that equates to $12,000.
Ideally, your home price will go up in between the time you buy and the time you sell, but it doesn't always. Add in any money you've spent improving the property, and any other fees you've paid in as a homeowner. The longer you stay in your house, the more time you have to spread these costs out and build more equity. If you only stay a few years in the home, your investment may not return much, if anything, to your pocketbook.
When you purchase a home, you may be investing most of your money into one place โ that house. if you're trying to build a diversified financial portfolio, the decision of renting a home vs buying may mean that you have less disposable cash to invest in stocks or other ventures. Many homeowners spend a lot of their savings on the house, first on the down payment, and later on upgrades and renovations to the home. For instance, the $12,000 kitchen remodel your want may net a few thousand dollars more on your asking price when it's time to sell, but, over 3 to 5 years, could have bloomed into $24,000 through savvy investment. Don't just look at your house as a home โ look at as part of your overall asset profile.
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