Real estate and MLS - just beginning to understand
We don't know if we will ever get a chance to return to US. We have decided to buy a place of our own instead of renting, if we ever return in future. Owning a house and renting are equally expensive. It depends on your personal requirements and many factors. While searching for potential residential real estate recently, we have found that websites which enable easy listing by the state, range of minimum to maximum price, number of bedrooms, are indeed good websites that cover basic criteria in a home search. We happened to chance upon Austin Real Estate and it has got some of these basic search criteria for home-hunters. It has also got Austin mls (MLS means Multiple Listing Service) which is also a useful record of home listings in specific neighbourhoods.
Moving from Kentucky to Toronto, I thought I might have a severe heart-attack when we realize the price of housing in Toronto. *crying still* Haha.
ReplyDeleteHome ownership has its perks over renting for sure, like the freedom to do what you will with your home and that it's yielding a return!!! It's a great investment.
ReplyDeleteHowever, "investment" also comes with the yucky parts like repairs, maintenance....
But there's nothing more satisfying than finding a home you love and moving into it and letting the feeling of "This is ALL mine" sink in.
Good luck!
You thinking of moving to Austin too?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, real estate is and always the very best means of acquiring and preserving wealth. Real estate is versatile, can be customized to fit any objective and is capable of yielding steady and multiple streams of passive income. Best of all, anyone can do it. Of course, as with any investment or endeavor there are risks, and any one who is considering an investment in real estate should learn more about it before actually participating.
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