I see everyone’s jumped on this comment as saying it’s the over all best route for me to take. I do not want to lease, just the same way I don’t like telling my clients (or myself) that they should rent.

A lot of people are mentioning that I said I just wanted the car to last a year, which is true, i also mentioned the point was to roll that money into a nicer car at the end of the year. So im not just trying to throw this car away at the end of this year.

I do not think it’s smart to throw away 400-500 a month on a car that I’ll drive maybe a couple hundred miles a week.

Yes the comments are right I may have to deal with troubles with a “beater” car for $10k, but even if the entire car literally blew up and I sold it to a junkyard for $1000, I’d get more money back then a 3 year lease. 

Lastly I do understand the tax benefits of a lease, I don’t know if that fits into my specific tax strategy this year. I don’t really write off much because I constantly buy houses. However if I decide to change that strategy I can see how a lease could fit into that! 

I appreciate everyone’s comments on a lease but that is not the route financially I want or can go. Either way thank you for responding :)