Buying vs. Renting: A Capital Tale
I have my roots in an unshakable market so I am invincible. Buy me! I am a no-brainer!
This post took 10 years in the making. It has its origins in 2005 when I moved to the Washington DC area during the peak of the real estate bubble. Soon after, I have been recommended, advised, urged and sometimes even warned about my foolish decision to rent.
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Raman Venkatesh is the founder of Ten Factorial Rocks. Raman is a ‘Gen X’ corporate executive in his mid 40’s. In addition to having a Ph.D. in engineering, he has worked in almost all continents of the world. Ten Factorial Rocks (TFR) was created to chronicle his journey towards retirement while sharing his views on the absurdities and pitfalls along the way. The name was taken from the mathematical function 10! (ten factorial) which is equal to 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 3,628,800.
