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Re:Nearly half of Bay Area residents say they want to leave by sxates on Monday June 04, 2018 @01:20AM (#17224883)
You're under-stating the return. Unlike other investments you can leverage the house with a mortgage. Assuming you put only 20% down you're making 50%/year gains.
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Re:Nearly half of Bay Area residents say they want to leave by usaar333 on Monday June 04, 2018 @01:07PM (#17229859)
Except every year you are paying about 6% of the purchase price in principal and interest and property tax (plus maintenance and water), so the math isn't quite that simple.
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