$8,000 TAX CREDIT, $8,000 TAX CREDIT, $8,000 TAX CREDIT...NEED I SAY MORE?  Probably not, but I will!

During these economic times, there is the common debate of whether or not buying a home is a good idea. Many people spend years of their life paying rent on an apartment, and they hear whisperings about how buying a home is probably a much better investment. However, these people somehow remain unsure of whether or not it really is a good idea to buy a home. Well, here is when buying a home in Columbus, Ohio and its surrounding communities is a great idea, plain and simple.

The only other option to buying is renting, and while renting may be convenient, it certainly is not the best investment for your hard earned money. Actually it isn't an investment at all. You will never see that money you are giving your landlord ever again. However, since as an owner, you will eventually sell your home in Central Ohio, you will make some of that hard-earned money of yours back. You may even make more money than you imagined from selling your home in in the Greater Columbus, Ohio area!

Furthermore, when living in an apartment, you are very limited to the improvements you can make on the home. Sure, some landlords say that you can paint the walls or add in some carpet of your own, but in the end, you will be moving out and all of that work you did will be there just benefiting the landlord.

So when you rent, you often lose both your hard earned money and any work you plan on putting into the apartment. Furthermore, oftentimes, the landlord is looking out for his or her best interests. That means he or she may not try to make as many improvements on the place as you would like. Improvements can get expensive, and the landlord is always on a budget that suits his or her interests, not yours.

A rental space is usually smaller than the amount of space you would have in your own home. A rental property is made to fit in a lot of renters so that the landlord can make a lot of capital. Therefore, apartments may be a bit small.

However, in a home in Columbus and CEntral Ohio, you usually have more space, and you can do whatever you want with all of it. You can get creative and paint the walls nice colors or you can buy all kinds of neat furniture. There is really no limit to how comfortable and beautiful you can make your home if you own it!

So when is buying a home in the GreaterColumbus, Ohio area a great idea? Anytime, especially now! Owning a home is better than renting for all kinds of reasons. For more information, you can visit the my personal website at www.scarletnrayhomes.com. It offers "Everything Real Estate in the Buckeye State!" I welcome you to contact me on my cell phone at 614-668-4400 at any time, or you may contact me by email at jandrews@columbus.rr.com.

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Jeannie Andrews
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Lewis Center, OH

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