I have put together a spread sheet to help me understand the buy versus rent conundrum. I have compared the appreciation of a morgage bought home with paying rent and investing a lump sum and mountly payaments.
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The area in yellow are the adjustable parameters.
(Warning the formula or some of my assumptions may be incorrect).
I have looked on Daft.ie and myhome.ie to find similar rental properties.
Does anyone have any suggestions, improvements or comments, or suggested properties to compare?