An extremely detailed analysis of buying vs renting

Scott P. Rogers Tuesday, March 3, 2015

This calculator on the NY Times website (find it here) is the most detailed such calculator that I have seen in a long time. It takes many (MANY!) factors into account.

If you're torn as to whether to buy or rent, feel free to check out the calculator, or set up a time to meet with me and we can discuss it together.

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