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‘Should I buy a house/apartment now’ or ‘should I continue to stay in a rented accommodation?’ I am sure you would agree that this is a common dilemma faced by many youngsters. In fact, although there are several decent ‘rent’ vs. ‘buy’ calculators available, I continue to receive requests to make one. For a variety…
Continue reading →Here are five reasons why I will never invest in real estate. This is me taking sides on the equity vs. real estate debate. There is more to investing than returns. So instead of comparing past returns of both asset classes and claiming equity won or real estate won, I would like to consider other…
Continue reading →Use this calculator to analyze if you should pre-pay your home loan asap or invest instead. This is now republished after correcting a bug pointed out by Ankush. I had posted an illustration of prepay vs invest in June but did not post the associated sheet. I have now modified the sheet to include new…
Continue reading →When should I buy a house? Should I buy it as soon as possible, or should I wait for property prices to ease? Should I invest and then buy with it after some years? How important is it to have a property that we can call our own? Why can’t I stay in rent forever?…
Continue reading →A real estate investment trust (REIT) is like a mutual fund that invests in property. Here is why I think REITs are not suitable for goal-based investing. I know very little about how REITs work and I have sourced my information primarily from three articles. If you wish to understand, how REITs work, check this…
Continue reading →If you own a property and receive rental income from it, use this calculator to determine the return on your investment. If you like idea of using real estate for financial leverage, this is the perfect tool for you. Financial leverage is investing with borrowed capital. In the present context it refers to buying a…
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