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Buying or renting in Traverse City Michigan
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Many potential home owners hesitate about entering the Traverse City Michigan 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 Traverse City Michigan, 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 Traverse City Michigan, you are living in someone else’s property. Any improvement, decoration, change has to be approved by the landlord. Some landlords here in Traverse City Michigan 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 Traverse City Michigan. 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 Traverse City Michigan!
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 Traverse City Michigan 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City Michigan home search randomly. They see a home listed on a Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City Michigan. Traverse City Real Estate agents referred by New Quest City have experience in helping buyers relocating to Traverse City MI buy a home for the right price!
So to find out if buying a home in Traverse City Michigan is an option, request your FREE “Relocation to Traverse City Michigan” relocation package (click on link above). Then, a top Traverse City Real Estate agent will contact you and send you information on homes in Traverse City Michigan.
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Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,532. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County6, although a small portion lies in Leelanau County. Despite its modest population, Traverse City functions as the major commercial nexus for a seven-county area totaling over 7,000 km² and, along with cross-peninsula counterpart Alpena, is one of Northern Lower Michigan's two anchor cities. Traverse City is the self-proclaimed Cherry Capital of the World, holding an annual week-long Cherry Festival the first full week in July to celebrate the fact. Besides cherries, the surrounding countryside produces grapes and is one of the centers of wine production in the Midwest. Tourism, both summer and winter, is another key industry. -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Census Data for Traverse City, Michigan
| Traverse City | Michigan | United States | |
| Population | 14,532 | 9,938,444 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 38.1 | 35.5 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 35.5 | 34.3 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 40.7 | 36.6 | 36.5 |
| Households | 6,443 | 3,785,661 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 13,884 | 9,688,555 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.15 | 2.56 | 2.59 |
| Families | 3,484 | 2,575,699 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 2.82 | 3.1 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 6,842 | 4,234,279 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 6,443 | 3,785,661 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 399 | 448,618 | 10,424,540 |
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