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5 Benefits to Buying a Home When You're Young
The Amy Jones Group
“Millennials aren’t Buying Homes”
“Millennial Homeownership is on the Rise”
So, which is it? The truth is… you’ll see conflicting headlines all over the internet about everything from red pandas to high interest rates. But, we’re not here to bore you with statistics about whether or not the 75 million millennials in this country are or aren’t buying homes or whether red pandas really are a thing or not. Instead, we want to tell you the honest reasons of why millenials (and anyone looking to plan for their future) SHOULD.
Money, Money, Moneyyyy!
If you’re truly looking to MAKE money early on in your real estate journey and don’t mind sharing your space with others, being a landlord might be for you. Once you purchase a home, you can actually rent the individual rooms out to your friends or consider looking at a home with a guest house or even a duplex to start. In most cases, your mortgage will be significantly less than the cost of rent anyways and if you've got a few people to share the bills with, you might end up making some in your first go round! Whether buying for your personal home or as an investment property, making your real estate purchase work for you is a great idea.
The Future Is Now
The very first home you buy MIGHT not be your dream home - and that’s okay. Chances are you will live there for a while and eventually rent it out to Gen Z or Gen Alpha tenants or maybe make a few upgrades and end up selling it to someone looking to downsize. Your first home is a mixture of some of your wants and lots of your needs and what you do with the home after its served its purpose can vary greatly. Worried about being tied down? Don't be! You could sell it, rent it, or swap it - the options that come with #adulting are endless.
2,4,6,8 All the Homes Appreciate!
It’s pretty much a given that most homes across the country not only HOLD their value but also increase steadily over time. One of the benefits of buying young is that you lock in the current price of your home and then watch its value rise over the years. Home values in the United States have gone up 8% in the past year alone and are predicted to keep increasing. Sure, there might be some waves over the years but by the time you’re ready to sell or retire, your home could be worth A LOT more than you paid for it IF you bought while you were young.
Real Life Pinterest Board
When you buy at a young age, it gives you the opportunity to customize your space and really settle in a lot more than you could while renting. As a millennial, you have most likely lived in a few cramped dorm rooms with your belongings in plastic tubs and in apartments with your mattress on the floor because you never felt 100% settled enough to buy a bed frame. It’s a great feeling knowing you won’t have to move again for a while and that you can really make that new space your own. Want to fence in your backyard for your fur babies? Go for it. Want to build an awesome back deck so you can host parties? You can do it! When you’re the landlord, you make the rules. And you get to reap the rewards when you put money into improvements that work.
Stairway to Wealth
Let’s face it. You will need to live SOMEWHERE for the rest of your life. So it’s a good idea to start building equity young so that you can own your home free and clear someday as you prepare for retirement or make money off of the sale of your home to put into another one (or a trip, or a wedding, or a kiddo). You could easily spend half a million dollars or more renting for the next 30 years of your life and have nothing to show for it - Literally, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. Subsequently, it’s no surprise that 8 out of every 10 millionaires own real estate and that renters ultimately make landlords rich - get the picture? If you have a stable income and want to make the best investment possible for your future, buying a home is a no-brainer in building wealth.
