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Housing: Rent or Buy in NYC

by Flexo on March 30, 2005

in Real Estate and Home

Gothamist answers this question:

My parents are always bugging me about renting an apartment in New York City, saying I am throwing money out the window by renting and that I should buy a place[...] They’ve offered to help me with a down payment, but is it really a good idea?

Janine Papp answers the question and takes a Wall Street Journal article into account. She goes as far as to suggest that people should wait until they have the money for the down payment rather than accept help from others. I wouldn’t mind hearing readers’ opinions on that topic.

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1 Andy April 2, 2005 at 7:30 am

The Chicago Tribune ran an article within the last 6 months about a young NYC couple. They chose to buy a place–in Traverse City, Michigan–and rent it out while continuing to live in New York. Her parents manage their “starter home” for them.

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2 frugal May 30, 2006 at 11:58 pm

I have a Rent vs Buy java calculator on my website. Maybe you will find it useful.
It’s at my website, click on the finance calculators near the top, and then click on Rent vs Buy calculator. I don’t want to make this an active link, since I don’t mean to drop an active link to promote my website.

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