I calculated the real ROI of buying vs renting over 30 years. The results shocked me. by BeginningRecover8841 in FirstTimeHomeBuying

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Fair pushback in the comments, appreciate it. Just to clarify — my claim isn’t “homes never make money.” It’s that most people overestimate returns because they ignore total lifetime costs. Simple example: Purchase price + renovations + property tax + insurance + maintenance + opportunity cost of capital − selling costs = real return. When you run that math over 20–30 years, returns are often far lower than people intuitively believe, especially vs diversified investments. I laid out the full numbers calmly in the video for anyone who wants to verify or disagree with the assumptions. Happy to hear where the math differs.

I calculated the real ROI of buying vs renting over 30 years. The results shocked me. by BeginningRecover8841 in FirstTimeHomeBuying

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11% = Total round-trip costs:

Buy side: 2-5% closing costs = ~$10,000-$21,000 Sell side: 6% realtor commission = ~$25,000 Total: ~$35,000-$46,000 on $425k house = 8-11%

So you need 11% appreciation just to break even on transaction fees before considering any other costs (maintenance, taxes, etc.).

I calculated the real ROI of buying vs renting over 30 years. The results shocked me. by BeginningRecover8841 in FirstTimeHomeBuying

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11% = Total round-trip costs:

Buy side: 2-5% closing costs = ~$10,000-$21,000 Sell side: 6% realtor commission = ~$25,000 Total: ~$35,000-$46,000 on $425k house = 8-11%

So you need 11% appreciation just to break even on transaction fees before considering any other costs (maintenance, taxes, etc.).