>Renting a starter home remains a more affordable option than buying one in all 50 metros, with an average monthly savings of $920.https://www.realtor.com/research/march-2026-rent/
>>534431058>metros
>>534431058>You will own nothing and be happyIf I can never afford a home, I'll do things such as X and Y, possibly even Z
>>534431157they don't do studies for buttfuck egypt but it's probably a bad deal there too
>>534431241I'm not saying never buy a home just don't do it right now
>>534431058>an average monthly savings of $920. Did you include the property value increasing with time?
>>534431323You could bank that $920 every month and get 4% guaranteed return in a high yield savings account which will most likely out perform your appreciation gains if there are any at all.
>>534431262I don't unserstand why city slickers think it's impossible to live outside a metro area, lmao
>>534431875I don't, in fact my town only has about 8k people, all I'm saying is that the math is not good right now for the places they have looked at.
>>534431529Ya but you have lost all that money on renting whereas a mortgage builds equity. Renting only looks good for short term gain where as mortgage is better for long term.
>>5344315292.5 % master race here on a 300 k loan on a 480k buy. House worth 800 now.
>>534432760people used to just build homes for themselves and their families, they only cost the labor and materials and they weren't some lifelong investment/asset
