Renting may be cheaper NOW but soon you will realise that you
are losing tens if not hundreds of thousands of rands and still own nothing!
There are many strong arguments for renting and against buying and vice-versa that may show favour for both points of view that no one can deny! In both fighting corners we have seemingly strong opponents but my question to you is what if you could have the best of both worlds and rather 'rent to buy'?
The case about whether you should rent or buy is one that will never end!
If you are currently paying rent then you may be thinking that to buy is pointless as you are saving thousands of rands because you do not have to service a bond at the moment! Your argument may be that if you opt to buy that you would be paying many tens of thousands more a year just because you are servicing a bond.
This argument may seem to make a lot of sense NOW, however if you stay in that same unit and rent for more than a few years you are likely to realise that your friends who decided to buy their house are possibly close to being on par with you in monthly payments AND they may have even a fair bit of equity (indirect saving) in the property too!
The case about whether you should rent or buy is one that will never end!
If you are currently paying rent then you may be thinking that to buy is pointless as you are saving thousands of rands because you do not have to service a bond at the moment! Your argument may be that if you opt to buy that you would be paying many tens of thousands more a year just because you are servicing a bond.
This argument may seem to make a lot of sense NOW, however if you stay in that same unit and rent for more than a few years you are likely to realise that your friends who decided to buy their house are possibly close to being on par with you in monthly payments AND they may have even a fair bit of equity (indirect saving) in the property too!
If you rent your landlord is likely to increase your rent every year by 8% - 10% or more!
Rent generally increases at inflationary rates so before you know it your original saving on paying out rent is eaten away by inflation!
If you do an assessment based on today's rent prices vs. buying a house it is easy to calculate and see that rent is cheaper than the bond, BUT the lag of time with inflation is what will prove you wrong that you would have saved tens of thousands had you purchased many years back. Even though it may take some time the growth difference is huge.
If you wish to know more about renting vs. buying then read more about this in the rent or buy a house article.
If you do an assessment based on today's rent prices vs. buying a house it is easy to calculate and see that rent is cheaper than the bond, BUT the lag of time with inflation is what will prove you wrong that you would have saved tens of thousands had you purchased many years back. Even though it may take some time the growth difference is huge.
If you wish to know more about renting vs. buying then read more about this in the rent or buy a house article.
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