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The Deluxe calculator here is the one I used 10 years ago, it's quite good, but it doesn't have the best SEO, so it hide on the second page of the Google results, after a swarm of advertisement pages from mortgage companies:

https://michaelbluejay.com/house/rentvsbuy.html



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FYI, here is the best rent v buy calculator I've seen thus far: http://michaelbluejay.com/house/rentvsbuy.html

That calculator is good, but simplifies a lot of things. For example, there's no easy way to include rent you charge to someone renting a room in your home. After using the NYTimes one a bunch of times, I found this one, which is much more full-featured:

http://michaelbluejay.com/house/rentvsbuy.html


Here's the most complete buy vs. rent calculator that I have come across:

https://michaelbluejay.com/house/rentvsbuy.html

His other articles are also often worth reading.


My preference has been http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calcula...

There are a lot more options that I can take into account using the NYT version (ownership costs, HOA fees, specific mortgage rate, length of mortgage, rate of return of other investments, etc). How is this calculator better? Just because it’s simpler?


For housing, how does this compare/compete with NY Times' Buy or Rent calculator?

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calcula...


The best rent vs buy calculator I've ever used - https://www.smartasset.com/first-time-home-buyer/affordabili...

I always liked NY Times' Rent Vs Buy Calculator: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-cal...


Although I understand that there is more than numbers behind the decision to buy or rent, people may find this calculator helpful in deciding: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calcula...

The NYT one is good. If you need more features, like adjusting for renting a room, the Michel Blue Jay one is great too: http://michaelbluejay.com/house/rentvsbuy.html

Related: Is It Better to Rent or Buy? - an interactive data visualization / calculator.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-cal...


Found it! The advanced panel, the simple graphics, highlighting the parallel rolls of expected rate of Rent increase vs Home price appreciation and making it a slider! Much usability, minimal space.

-- http://web.archive.org/web/20120228050050/http://www.nytimes...

This is the exact reason I support Archive.org...well that and occasionally it helps with work stuff.


If you want to dig into more complicated situations, I really like this one: https://michaelbluejay.com/house/rentvsbuy.html

It's much harder to find on Google today than it was 8 years ago.


One of my favorite interactive pieces from the NYTimes is a Rent vs Buy calculator which is very configurable:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calcula...


I've never seen leasehackr before, it seems really interesting. Did you use the site just for the calculator?

This looks great! For those going through the process, I also found this tool helpful in determining whether to rent vs. buy:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-cal...


There's an excellent "Buy vs. Rent" comparison tool on NYT's website. Looks like I'll be renting for life!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calcula...


The NYT has a good rent vs. buy calculator:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/business/2007_BUYRENT_GRAP...


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