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Old 11-30-2024, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Dotneko View Post
Except you are wasting $30,000+ renting a home with no equity.
But that $400k-$500k that you would have spent on a home is sitting in the stock market earning 9% or $36k-45k. Or, taking out a mortgage at 7% and paying that same $30k in interest expense. So, not really that cut and dry.