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Advantages of Home Ownership PDF Print E-mail
If you are planning to buy a home, you probably have good reasons in mind ranging from the purely personal to the very practical.
A Place of Your Own
Your home is your castle as the old saying goes. A home is a place that you can call your own. Perhaps you are ready to settle down in your com-
munity, and want the feeling of permanence and involvement that comes with owning your own home. Perhaps you need more space in
which to raise a family. Maybe you want more freedom than you have in a rental unit to adapt your living space to suit your individual taste and
needs.
Financial Incentives
For many people the motivation for home ownership is primarily financial. Owning your own home is a first-rate investment for a number of reasons:
Scheduled Savings
:
When you buy a house, your monthly mortgage payments serve as a type of scheduled savings plan. Over time you gradually accumulate what
lenders call " equity " . This is an ownership interest in the property that you can often borrow against, or convert into cash by selling the house. In
contrast, renters must continue paying rent to a landlord for as long as they rent, but without the opportunity to build equity.
Stable Housing Costs
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Another advantage of home ownership is that while rents typically increase year after year, the principal and interest portion of most mortgage pay-
ments remains unchanged throughout the entire repayment period ( t ypically 30 years ) . In fact, because of the effect of inflation, over the years
you pay the same amount but with ever " cheaper " dollars.
Increased Value
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Houses typically increase in value, or " appreciate " over time. It ' s not unusual to find a house that sold for $50,000 fifteen years ago to be valued
at much more than that amount today. This increased value is as good as money in the bank to the homeowner.
Tax Benefits
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Homeowners also get significant tax breaks that are not available to renters. Most importantly, the interest paid on a home mortgage is usually de-
ductible. This factor alone can save you a substantial amount each year in federal income taxes.
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