• aesthelete@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    You don’t have to pay the mortgage in thirty years and eat the entirety of the interest. I paid mine off in three.

    There’s no way I’m not saving money over renting at this point. I pay less than $1000 a month to live in a place that would cost $4000 a month to rent.

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      7 hours ago

      What year did you buy your home, and what cost? What is it worth today on Zillow or your site of choice?

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        3 hours ago

        I bought in early 2020 and it’s now worth about 50% more than it was.

        I kinda lucked out, because I bought right before everyone realized that we were screwed with COVID and were going to be stuck in their houses because the government had no idea what they were doing. I say “kinda lucked out” because I watched Trump deliver a speech as the stocks tanked in the corner, and realized he had no idea how to handle it. After watching it I turned to my spouse and said, “I know it sounds crazy, but I think we should buy a place right now.” I also had been looking for some time and realized that mortgage rates were near all time lows.

        All time low rates + stuck in small places = everyone that can buy a bigger place will buy a bigger place.

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          2 hours ago

          Ah, very wise. You must see how people didn’t get matching 50% raises, matched with even higher interest rates… unfortunately the time of paying off your home early might be behind us, at least for a long while.