May 5, 2008

Reasons to buy a home

With all that talk of the property market being depressed we thought that it may be a good idea to remind you the reason as to why so many people take the plunge and jump straight onto the property ladder.

Some great reasons why we buy property:

Appreciation is the increase in the value of your asset, which in this case is your home.
Paying your mortgage builds more and more equity.
The tax benefits are great from owning your own home.
Capital gain exclusion gives you great tax benefits when you sell your home.
Owning your home allows you to utilize the benefits of equity loans.

As long as there is a property market there will be profits to made, even though there may be a down turn in the market on some occasions the long term prospects are that the prices of property will always rise eventually.

Source [Michael Emilio]
http://michaelemilio.com/reasons-why-you-should-own-your-home/

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