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Old 06-15-2009, 08:29 PM   #56
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Originally Posted by taylor192 View Post
How are you doing your math? The $2500 mortgage payment breaks down into:
$900 principal
$1600 interest

You got it backwards.
I'm avg. it over 25 years I guess. (rent for 25 vs buy for 25) 480k principal over 25 even years would be 1600 a month.

comparing only the first year of buying vs renting probably isn't really fair. (unless you plan on selling after 1 year)
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