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Buying or renting in Baton Rouge Louisiana
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Many potential home owners hesitate about entering the Baton Rouge Louisiana real estate market because they feel that “owning costs too much.” But the fact is that after you consider income tax deductions, personal freedom, rent increases, and the accumulation of wealth through growing home equity, renters actually not only pay more, they also stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars of net worth.
Tax Deduction
As someone owning real estate in Baton Rouge Louisiana, you will be able to deduct most of your monthly mortgage interest payments from your taxable income. As a result, your actual out-of-pocket home costs will run – depending on your combined federal, state and local income tax rates - 20 to 40 percent less than the amount of the check you write each month for your mortgage payment.
Freedom to make where you live your “home”
If you decide to rent a home in Baton Rouge Louisiana, you are living in someone else’s property. Any improvement, decoration, change has to be approved by the landlord. Some landlords here in Baton Rouge Louisiana are great to rent from – others may not be such diligent landlords! You are not free to express yourself and make the place your own if you decide to rent a home in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Homeownership gives you the freedom to do what you want with your home – whether it’s purple walls, beautiful wallpaper or a hand laid brick patio for your enjoyment!
Rents will go up
Sometimes, even after allowing for tax benefits, the monthly costs of owning may still look higher than renting. But that is a short term view. Today’s rent and mortgage payments are 10 to 20 times higher than they were 30 years ago. Back in the late 50’s you could rent or buy an average home for between $25 to $150 a month. Those wise buyers who locked in their housing payment 30 years ago avoided all the increases over the years that their renting contemporaries had to endure. Similarly, locking in your housing payment today will insure insulation from future cost-of-living increases that will affect the rental market over the next 10 to 20 years. In the year 2020, today’s rent and mortgage prices will seem ridiculously low! The difference will be that you will still be paying those ridiculously low housing payments if you choose to buy a home from one of the many houses for sale in Baton Rouge Louisiana!
Equity Build Up
Over the last 200 years, home prices in across the country have appreciated rapidly, at other times depreciated. But on the whole, homeowners have always built more wealth than renters. Even if your home doesn’t appreciate (a highly unlikely event), at the end of your mortgage term, you will own a valuable asset free and clear. You’ll own nothing if you continue to rent during that time. But if your home does appreciate, your equity will be worth much more than you have paid for it, even factoring in interest payments.
When is it a good time to rent?
If you are only going to be in Baton Rouge Louisiana for a short amount of time you may want to consider renting rather than buying. Normally you have to own a home for a couple of years to realize enough profit from appreciation to pay for selling expenses. Talk to your Baton Rouge New Quest City agent to see how long you would have to own a home to be able to break even when you sell.
Chose a real estate agent with experience to help you!
Many buyers start their Baton Rouge Louisiana home search randomly. They see a home listed on a Baton Rouge Real Estate site and in their initial excitement call the listing agent. Firstly, that agent is already working for the seller and cannot represent the buyer’s best interests. You need a Baton Rouge Real Estate agent with a proven track record of not just sales, but of helping buyers. This is especially true if you are interested in Foreclosures in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Baton Rouge Real Estate agents referred by New Quest City have experience in helping buyers relocating to Baton Rouge LA buy a home for the right price!
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Baton Rouge, French: Bâton-Rouge (pronounced /'bætn '?u??/ in English, and /b?t?~ ?u?/ in French) is the capital and the largest city of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. Historically, Baton Rouge has been the second largest city in Louisiana behind New Orleans, but as of mid-2005, the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Katrina have, at least temporarily, reduced the population of New Orleans such that Baton Rouge is currently the largest city in Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 227,818 and as of 2004, the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimate puts the city at 224,097. The Greater Baton Rouge area as of 2000 had a population of 602,894, but has grown to over 750,000 since the 2000 census. It is the second largest metropolitan area in the state after Greater New Orleans. Baton Rouge is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. Baton Rouge is home to the main campus of Louisiana State University and to Southern University. -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Census Data for Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| Baton Rouge | Louisiana | United States | |
| Population | 227,818 | 4,468,976 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 30.4 | 34 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 28.8 | 32.6 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 32.1 | 35.3 | 36.5 |
| Households | 88,973 | 1,656,053 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 215,365 | 4,333,011 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.42 | 2.62 | 2.59 |
| Families | 52,661 | 1,156,438 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 3.12 | 3.16 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 97,388 | 1,847,181 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 88,973 | 1,656,053 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 8,415 | 191,128 | 10,424,540 |
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