Shelter, Status, and Earnings

By: Ajeet Khurana
Submitted: 2007-07-27 17:28:36
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In the old days, people bought homes because they needed shelter. Some bought houses because it would serve as a status symbol. However, things have changed radically since those times. Rented houses and apartments being full and plenty, people are increasingly opting for renting an apartment instead of coughing up large parts of their income to buy a home of their own. In my opinion, that is not the best way to save your money, unless one has found a landlord who charges dirt-cheap rates. Over the years, the amount that you cough up with respect to the rent and the deposits will be far in excess of the amount that you would have had to invest in an ownership house. And what is worse, you will not even be left with a house that you own.

However, a lot of house owners have realized this need for rented apartments. More and more people are moving from their hometowns in the hope of building a career. They need places to stay. So, those who have invested in more than one house often let one out to tenants in return for rent.

Increasing numbers of people who have the means are recognizing the profit involved in the real estate business. By renting out your house for a decent sum, you can quickly recover the amount that you had shelled out on the house. Very few other investments allow you to recover your money quite as easily and safely.

If you do not have sufficient money to purchase a flat without external help, just walk over to the nearest bank. These days, a new kind of mortgage plan has come up to suit the people who buy houses with the basic intention of getting rent from it. When you go out to apply for such a mortgage, you will have to supply information regarding what kind of a rent you would like to get for your house and what your current income is. Based on this and some other information such as the amount that you are currently paying on loans, a certain amount will be given to you as your mortgage loan.

A buy to let mortgage does make life easier for the landlord who intends to rent out his house. However, this kind of a loan is not completely lacking in negatives. For instance, the interest rate is relatively higher in this case than for other mortgages. Moreover, the applicant would have to put down a larger sum of money as deposit in this case. However, despite the various flaws, such loans have been gaining steam.

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