# Rent versus buy scenario calculator

> Compare assumptions for ownership, renting and investment returns.

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Tool ID: rent-versus-buy-scenario-calculator. Requested language: bo. Description language: en. Complete guide translation: no; untranslated sections use English.

## Overview (en)

Rent versus buy scenario calculator compares buying a home with renting and investing the difference over a set number of years. Enter the home price, down payment, mortgage rate and term, monthly rent, appreciation, investment return and annual ownership costs. It reports the monthly mortgage, remaining loan, home value, buyer equity and renter alternative wealth under simplified assumptions.

## Supported tasks (en)

Compares simplified constant-rent ownership and alternative investment assumptions. Transaction costs, tax effects and rent increases are excluded. Enter ownership costs explicitly.

## Steps (en)

1. Enter the requested values in the settings panel.
2. Adjust the basic settings, then open Advanced mode for export and fine-tuning options. Custom settings stay active when the panel is closed.
3. Run rent versus buy scenario calculator, review the output, then use the available copy or download controls.

## Settings

- Home price (en; key: price; type: number); minimum: 1; maximum: 1000000000000
- Down payment (%) (en; key: down; type: number); minimum: 0; maximum: 100
- Mortgage annual rate (%) (en; key: interest; type: number); minimum: 0; maximum: 50
- Mortgage years (en; key: term; type: number); minimum: 1; maximum: 50
- Monthly rent (en; key: rent; type: number); minimum: 0; maximum: 1000000000000
- Annual home appreciation (%) (en; key: growth; type: number); minimum: -50; maximum: 50
- Annual alternative return (%) (en; key: investment; type: number); minimum: -50; maximum: 50
- Annual ownership costs (%) of home value (en; key: cost; type: number); minimum: 0; maximum: 20
- Comparison years (en; key: years; type: number); minimum: 1; maximum: 50

## Limitations (en)

Local bounded calculations. Numeric inputs must be finite and within the visible ranges. Lists and tables have operation-specific limits. Models, estimates and supplied rates must be checked against your intended use.

## Privacy and connections (en)

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

## Questions (en)

### How does the rent versus buy calculator model the renter?

The renter invests the down payment at the alternative return, and each month adds the mortgage payment plus ownership costs minus rent. The result is compared with the buyer's equity, home value minus remaining loan.

### What costs does the rent versus buy comparison leave out?

It is a simplified model that keeps rent constant and excludes taxes, transaction costs such as closing fees, rent increases and insurance unless you include it in the annual ownership cost percentage.

### What does negative renter alternative wealth mean?

It means the assumed renter cash outflows exceed the savings built up, for example when rent is higher than the mortgage plus ownership costs. Check your rent and ownership cost inputs.

### Where is my input processed?

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

### What are the input limits?

Local bounded calculations. Numeric inputs must be finite and within the visible ranges. Lists and tables have operation-specific limits. Models, estimates and supplied rates must be checked against your intended use.

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