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Originally Posted by beemk
you're missing the whole point. while you live there its costing you money and you see no income from it. which makes it a liability. if the value goes up and you dont sell it its only going to cost you more $ in taxes. a rental property on the other hand is most likely to give you a positive income instead of only having to pay taxes, insurance, and mortgage every month dipping into your pockets.
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#1 My monthly mortgage repayments are a very small fraction of what I would have to pay if I was renting a similar property
#2 My house insurance is a very small fraction of what I would have to pay if I was renting a similar property
#3 I pay 1200 Euros in taxes a year on a property that has a market value 1000x that.
#4 My mortgage will be finished in 10 years. After that, I live in a nice house for free.
#5 I have an apt which I rent to some nice sucker for 950 Euros per month. I don't own a mortgage on that. And he has to pay half of the taxes for it. Thanks to the country I live in.
I'm sorry, but my properties are are making me money. I couldn't possibly be saving any more money if I was renting - I would actually be losing more.