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Is My Rent Too High?

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000

In normal times, rent prices, like most everything else, slowly yet surely increase at about 2-3% per year. This is inflation. But in terms of the housing market, these aren’t normal times. In the pandemic era, as demand surged in supply-restricted markets, both sale and rent prices soared, with year-over-year inflation rates at 30% or …

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The Real Cost of Home Ownership (and a Life Update)

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In the summer of 2020, we sold our home in Denver, Colorado, where we had lived for seven years. Once all the costs were tallied, we were shocked to see the return on our home ownership investment. Should we have rented instead? Today we revisit this post in light of our recent move. Listen to …

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Relocation: A Guide to Moving and Housing Affordability

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000

We’re out on the road in search of our next home, our sights set on home ownership once again. In this post we examine the complicated process of relocation and the sticky, tangled spiderweb of housing affordability. Is housing in America becoming less and less affordable? In this post we discuss: Costs to consider during …

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This Just In: The Real Cost of Home Ownership

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:51:00 +0000

In August, we closed on our home of seven years in Denver, Colorado. And against all odds, with a raging pandemic, unprecedented unemployment, and a very uncertain future, we sealed the deal on an offer far better than we anticipated. In this post I run the final numbers on the economics of our seven years …

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Van Life: The Economics and Trade-0ffs

Mr. Clipping Chains — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:00:33 +0000

Now more than ever the parking lots at popular climbing areas across the country are being crowded by big boxy Sprinters and a variety of less-sexy creeper vans. As I’ve touched on before, the allure of climbing and other lifestyle sports is incredibly strong. The power to hit the road is so strong that climbers …

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