16. How to calculate whether to rent or buy your home
Jul 5, 2024
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In this podcast, the hosts delve into the financial considerations of renting versus buying a home for FIRE strategies. They crunch numbers to determine the most financially sound decision, exploring factors like mortgage rates and moving costs. The episode also discusses tax optimization, leveraging home equity for investing, and personal reflections on the decision-making process.
Careful analysis of mortgage rates and ongoing expenses is vital when deciding between buying or renting property.
Consider the impact of property appreciation, rental yields, and personal circumstances when evaluating the financial feasibility of housing options.
Deep dives
Housing Decisions and Personal Finance
Deciding on whether to buy a house or property and its financial implications are crucial for individual financial success. Through calculations and spreadsheets, making an informed choice considering stamp duty exemptions, property appreciation, and ongoing expenses is valuable. While buying property leverages cheap loans and offers potential gains, it's crucial to consider personal circumstances, assumptions on growth rates, and impact of expenses like strata fees on long-term financial outcomes.
Complexity and Variables in Housing Calculations
Factors like mortgage rates, property appreciation, rental yields, and ongoing expenses require meticulous consideration when running housing calculations. Detailed assumptions on rent increments, mortgage rates, ETF growth rates, and strata fees influence the financial feasibility of buying versus renting, emphasizing the need for thorough analysis and understanding the nuances of each variable.
Personal Risk Appetite and Property Investment
Property investment strategies vary based on risk appetite and financial goals, determining whether maximizing leverage through larger property purchases aligns with long-term wealth objectives. Considering debt recycling, tax implications, and property appreciation potential helps in making data-driven decisions that align with financial priorities and risk tolerance.
Long-Term Wealth Accumulation Strategies
Comparing the advantages of buying a property for leveraging wealth accumulation against renting for investment flexibility underscores the importance of personal financial strategies. Evaluating the outcomes of property ownership, stamp duty exemptions, and potential tax benefits against renting facilitates informed decisions tailored to individual financial circumstances and growth aspirations.
Housing plays a pivotal role in any FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) strategy. Whether you rent or buy, you’ll need to account for your shelter before you can comfortably retire early. That’s why, in a past episode, co-hosts Dave and Hayden explored the relationship between housing and FIRE. This time around, they roll up their sleeves and crunch the numbers.
In this session, the Aussie FIRE duo run some calculations to determine whether moving or renting makes more financial sense. As part of their data crunching, they incorporate an array of different factors, from average mortgage rates to moving costs.
Of course, these figures are hypothetical, and don’t consider your specific circumstances. But by tuning in to this episode, you can find a framework for making your own decision.
Any advice is general and does not consider your financial situation needs, or objectives, so consider whether it’s appropriate for you. You should also consider seeking professional advice before making any financial decision.
If you are considering any of the products we spoke about during the show, be sure to read the Product Disclosure Statement & Target Market Determination available from the product issuer’s website before deciding.