There are other considerations as well. If renting is cheaper than buying (for a given unit size / location), it might make sense to rent and invest in the mark

There are other considerations as well. If renting is cheaper than buying (for a given unit size / location), it might make sense to rent and invest in the market. There is a great NYT calculator for this, but it is behind their paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-calculator.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-cal...