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Rent vs buy

Buying a home to live in? Compare owning it with renting a similar place and investing what you'd save.

The home Price$ Down payment% Interest rate% Loan termyears Closing costs% of price

Owning costs Property tax% / yr Home insurance% / yr HOA$/mo Maintenance% / yr

Renting instead Rent for a similar place$/mo Rent increases% / yr Renter's insurance$/mo

The long run How long you'll stayyears Home value growth% / yr Cost increases% / yr Return on invested savings% / yr Selling costs% of value

Looking at a house we track? Open it and use Rent vs buy for this home: the price, tax and our rent estimate for that house come filled in. Buying to rent it out instead? Use the investment calculator.

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Real estate math for Minnesota homes and rentals: rent vs buy for a home you will live in, and cash flow, rent comps, red flags and a fair comparison with index funds for investments.

Educational analysis, not financial, legal or real estate advice. Verify everything with inspections, the rent roll and professionals before you buy.

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Listings: RentCast. Comparable rentals: Realtor.com. St. Paul: Ramsey County parcels, Open Information Saint Paul. Minneapolis: Hennepin County parcels, Open Data Minneapolis. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau (this product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau). Highways © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps and Street View: Google, where shown.

Numbers marked Estimate are model estimates, not facts. Listing descriptions and photos come from Realtor.com and belong to the listing brokerages, credited on each property page; photos load from Realtor.com.

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