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Rent vs buy calculator

Compare the real cost of renting against buying over the years you plan to stay - total rent paid vs the cost of owning, side by side.

Your numbers
Rent per week$650
Property price$800,000
Deposit$160,000
Loan interest rate (% per year)6
Years you plan to stay7
$236,600
total rent paid over 7 years
$340,010
estimated cost of buying (interest + ownership costs)
$103,410
renting looks cheaper by
Over 7 years, renting costs about $236,600 while the interest and ownership costs of buying come to roughly $340,010 - so renting looks cheaper by around $103,410 on these numbers (this ignores your principal paid down and any change in property value). Buying versus renting is a conversation brokers have constantly; CallNote turns it into a file note in minutes.
General guidance, not legal or financial advice. These figures are an estimate based on the numbers you enter, to help you weigh up the time involved. CallNote receives the transcript your call system already made - it does not record or transcribe the call.
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CallNote turns the transcript your phone or meeting system already made into a finished, compliance-ready file note in about two minutes. Every call you take, that is roughly ten minutes of revenue work handed back to you, so it pays for itself before you hang up.

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