Compare the net cost of renting vs. buying over your time horizon.
"Net cost" counts what you'd actually be out of pocket. Buying is your payments, plus the investment growth you give up by tying cash in a down payment, minus the home equity you'd recover on sale. Renting is simply the rent you'd pay over the same years.
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