Questions arise when people are considering leaping into Coos Bay real estate and one which arises is buying an affordable home versus saving up for a dream home. It can be a daunting process when shopping for a first home, realizing what you can
afford as opposed to what you would like to afford. The questions ultimately arises whether it is a smart move to buy a home that you don’t want to live in forever.
Coos Bay home ownership offers some benefits that are not available with renting. Two main benefits of homeownership are building equity and having the ability to deduct mortgage interest and property taxes from federal and state income taxes. It is possible to buy a “starter home” and move up in time. Rarely to people purchase a first home and stay in it for a lifetime.
Buying a first home in Coos Bay allows a homeowner to build equity, with the ability to sell the first home for a greater value down the road. If you wait until you have saved enough money it is hard to say what the affordability will be. Will waiting make buying your dream home possible 2 years from now, 5 years from now, 15 years from now? In that time how much money in rent will you have spent.
There hasn’t been a better time to buy a home in a very long time, if ever. Home prices are most likely at bottom, mortgage rates have been hovering at historical lows and tax incentives make buying a home feasible for many. If it makes sense for you financially it could be an ideal time to buy a first home, paving the way for purchasing your dream home later.
Contact Jan Delimont today, 541-290-1850, for more information about Coos Bay real estate and access to the Coos Bay MLS.