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Renting vs Buying a Home: How to Decide
Ben Felix
Ben Felix explains how to decide between renting and buying a home, weighing financial and non-financial factors. He argues that renting is often as good or better than owning, both financially and for well-being.
Cited in housing threads for his rule-of-thumb rent-versus-buy analysis and the view that it is often a financial wash.
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