Renting vs. Buying a Home: The 5% Rule
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Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via HackerTube (Karpathy's dataset of videos Hacker News recommends · 86% confidenceTeaches the 5% rule: add up property tax, maintenance and the cost of capital to get the unrecoverable cost of owning, then compare it with rent. A transparent framework with numbers, HN's most-recommended video on this question (6).
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Introduces the 5% rule: comparing rent against the unrecoverable costs of owning (property tax, maintenance, cost of capital).
Video by Ben Felix, played through YouTube's embedded player.
Part of Common Sense Investing Advice with Ben Felix
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