How does it work? Consider home-owner Jane and renter Joe. On day 1, Jane pays $40,000 for her down payment and $3,000 in closing costs for her new $200,000 home. Joe pays a $1,000 deposit to rent an equivalently sized house and invests the difference of $42,000 in diversified index funds.
Joe's rent is $1,000 per month for the first year, and Jane's mortgage payment is fixed at $752. However, her total cost the first month is $970, including tax savings, insurance, property tax, and maintenance. Her costs are $30 less than Joe's, so she invests the difference each month to keep the comparison fair. Inflation increases Jane's taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs, and causes Joe's rent goes up every year. Jane's house also increases in value. In this scenario Jane pays less than Joe every month, so she is investing the difference each month while Joe's initial investment continues to grow.
After 30 years, who has a higher net worth; Joe or Jane? In this case, they both have about $620,000, but Jane has a lot of her net worth in her house.
Put in your numbers and see how your comparison comes out in your housing market!
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