RENT VS. BUY CALCULATOR

RENT OR BUY YOUR NEXT HOME? THIS CALCULATOR CAN HELP DECIDE WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU! The model compares the net value generated by buying a home vs. renting one, until mortgage pay-off, assuming availability of the same initial sum of money. Target home price assumed as starting sum for the “Rent” scenario and target home price less down-payment assumed for the “Buy” scenario.

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The procedure requires:
• selecting a target home price and a target rent price for properties of comparable size and location (or the same property);
• replacing default numbers with data tailored to your personal situation for more accurate results.

More specifically, data to be entered include, for the “Buy” scenario:
• Target Home Price
• Buying Closing Costs (% of the home cost)
• Annual Property Tax, Home Insurance, Maintenance (% of home value)
• Annual Property Appreciation %
• Down-payment %
• Mortgage Rate (fixed/variable)
• Mortgage Term (or time horizon, if no mortgage was taken)
• Selling Closing Costs (for the sake of uniform comparison, the sale is assumed at the end of the mortgage term, at the estimated appreciated value)

And for the “Rent” scenario:
• Target Monthly Rent
• Security Deposit
• Renter’s Insurance (% of annual rent)
• Annual Rent Appreciation %

Based on the above, the model calculates the mortgage repayment schedule and value generated during the time horizon for the 2 scenarios, taking into account all costs plus return on the invested liquidity.

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