Clients who are currently renting are often on the fence if buying a home is right for them. Buying a home is a big decision and there are a variety of factors to consider. Part of the advisory services that I provide are doing a "Rent vs. Own Analysis," a "Cost of Waiting Analysis" and a "Total Cost Analysis."
The rent-vs.own analysis is a great tool to show the benefit of paying a mortgage and building net worth compared to paying rent each month.
The cost of waiting analysis compares a variety of mortgage interest rates over a period of time. Interest rates are volatile and making the decision to buy a home when interest rates are low, compared to waiting a year or so when rates could increase can save you thousands of dollars in interest over the life of a loan.
The total cost analysis highlights different options to consider when buying a home such as making a full price offer, making a low-ball offer or asking the seller to buydown your interest as part of agreement of sale.
Each one of these types of analysis provide valuable information when buying a home - especially for first-time buyers. You may review samples of the Rent vs. Own, Cost of Waiting and Total Cost Analysis's by downloading from the links below. If you would like custom versions of any of these analysis, please feel free to contact me.