Buying vs. Renting a Home: What's the Smartest Choice? (Ep. 248)

Apparently, most of us want to live somewhere at some point. But before we can worry about moving boxes and bubble wrap, we have to decide: buy or rent? Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Skillshare: with over 25,000 courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. Get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' Productivity Masterclass!) at Skillshare.com/geek. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: How to Buy Your First House, Pt. 1: The Research Process (Ep. 205) Listen Money Matters NY Times Mortgage Calculator NerdWallet Tom’s budget modeler Can We Do Anything About Burnout? (Ep. 247) Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:05:57 - Where we're at in our house-buying journey 0:10:01 - Researching and deciding if you should buy or rent a house 0:17:34 - Figuring out how long you want to live somewhere 0:23:02 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills) 0:24:47 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:26:36 - Making sure you don't spend all your savings in a house 0:44:49 - Establishing a good relationship with your landlord 0:49:53 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.