It is easy to see why buying homes saves money compared to renting. The charts below illustrates how much it costs to buy a home compared to renting a home. Plus, you can live in home that is not a dump.
If your rent is $2, 147.00 per month you are paying $25,764 for housing per year.
If your loan is $2,147.00 per month you are paying $19,966 for housing per year or $10,867 less compared to buying.
There are several reasons to buy a home, and the most important reason is that it is the ONLY way a working person can lower their income taxes. Loan interest on homes are tax deductible and there is NO tax advantage when you rent.
How much can you deduct off of your income tax will depend on how much your salary is. The average amount a person pays is around 25% of their salary in federal income taxes, so the more money you make the more you can deduct from you income taxes.
Below are several charted examples of how much you can deduct, but these two statements should make it clear if your tax bracket is at 25%:
Charts below show that Buying Homes Saves Money – If you buy a home you can save up to $10,000 or more per year.
Interest rates today with 20% down can be under 4%.
INTEREST RATES; 4% WITH A TAX BRACKET OF 25%
| Loan Amount | Rent or Loan Payment Per Month | Cost to Rent First Year | Cost To Borrow First Year | Total Savings First Year – For Mouthy Savings Amount ÷ By 12 |
| $600,000.00 | $2,864.50 | $34,368.00 | $23,808.00 | $16,518 ÷ 12=$1,376 |
| $500,000.00 | $2,387.08 | $28,644.00 | $19,840.00 | $13,765 ÷ 12=$1,147 |
| $400,000.00 | $1,909.67 | $22,916.00 | $15,872.00 | $11,012 ÷ 12= $917 |
| $300,000.00 | $1,432.25 | $17,187.00 | $11,904.00 | $8,259 ÷ 12= $688 |
| $200,000.00 | $954.83 | $11,457.00 | $7,963.00 | $5,512 ÷ 12= $459 |
| $100,000.00 | $477.42 | $5,729.00 | $3,968.00 | $2,753 ÷ 12= $229 |
Interest rates today with less than 20% down can be over 4%.
INTEREST RATES; 5% WITH A TAX BRACKET OF 25%
| Loan Amount | Rent or Loan Payment Per Month | Cost to Rent First Year | Cost To Borrow First Year | Total Savings
First Year- For Mouthy Savings ÷ by 12 |
| $600,000.00 | $3,220.00 | $38,640.00 | $29,799.00 | $16,301÷12=$1358 |
| $500,000.00 | $2,684.00 | $32,208.00 | $24,832.00 | $13,582÷12=$1131 |
| $400,000.00 | $2,147.00 | $25,764.00 | $19,866.00 | $10,867÷12=$905 |
| $300,000.00 | $1,610.00 | $19,320.00 | $14,899.00 | $8,150 ÷ 12 =$679 |
| $200,000.00 | $1,073.00 | $12,876.00 | $9,933.00 | $5,434 ÷ 12 =$452 |
| $100,000.00 | $536.83 | $6,441.00 | $4,966.00 | $2,716 ÷ 12 =$226 |
Keep in mind that you also have to pay 1% of the sales price for property taxes, but the increase in value, (equity) should make up the cost of taxes plus property taxes are also deductible.
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David Norwood-Central Coast Real Estate David@DNorwood.com
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