Why Buying a House Helps Build Wealth

Real estate is a great investment option. It generates passive income and can be a long term investment, if the value increases over time.It is a strategy to start building wealth. Home ownership is one of the ways to invest in real estate.

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Feb 8, 2021 - 15:15
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Why Buying a House Helps Build Wealth
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According to Sacha Ferrandi, the founder of Source Capital Funding, one's home may increase in value over time as well as building equity. Buying a home is one of the ways of building wealth.Though it may not be an instant result but it does pay off in the long run most especially through equity.

Equity is the difference between what you owe on your mortgage and what your home is currently worth. As you pay down  your mortgage, the amount of equity in your home rises. Equity is in simple words the portion of your property that you truly own.

Equity rises over time, as the value of your home increases. Buying higher valued homes can produce more wealth through forced savings and earning returns.The more expensive homes one buys, the greater the housing wealth.

The age at which a home is purchased is significant, giving the home a greater and longer period to accumulate wealth.  Experts agree that the key to building wealth through home ownership is to purchase at a younger age , in the right location and properly maintaining the property. If a home is in the right market, values tend to increase as the area becomes more desirable, increasing the home value and equity margin.