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Buying or renting in Napa California
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Many potential home owners hesitate about entering the Napa California real estate market because they feel that “owning costs too much.” But the fact is that after you consider income tax deductions, personal freedom, rent increases, and the accumulation of wealth through growing home equity, renters actually not only pay more, they also stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars of net worth.
Tax Deduction
As someone owning real estate in Napa California, you will be able to deduct most of your monthly mortgage interest payments from your taxable income. As a result, your actual out-of-pocket home costs will run – depending on your combined federal, state and local income tax rates - 20 to 40 percent less than the amount of the check you write each month for your mortgage payment.
Freedom to make where you live your “home”
If you decide to rent a home in Napa California, you are living in someone else’s property. Any improvement, decoration, change has to be approved by the landlord. Some landlords here in Napa California are great to rent from – others may not be such diligent landlords! You are not free to express yourself and make the place your own if you decide to rent a home in Napa California. Homeownership gives you the freedom to do what you want with your home – whether it’s purple walls, beautiful wallpaper or a hand laid brick patio for your enjoyment!
Rents will go up
Sometimes, even after allowing for tax benefits, the monthly costs of owning may still look higher than renting. But that is a short term view. Today’s rent and mortgage payments are 10 to 20 times higher than they were 30 years ago. Back in the late 50’s you could rent or buy an average home for between $25 to $150 a month. Those wise buyers who locked in their housing payment 30 years ago avoided all the increases over the years that their renting contemporaries had to endure. Similarly, locking in your housing payment today will insure insulation from future cost-of-living increases that will affect the rental market over the next 10 to 20 years. In the year 2020, today’s rent and mortgage prices will seem ridiculously low! The difference will be that you will still be paying those ridiculously low housing payments if you choose to buy a home from one of the many houses for sale in Napa California!
Equity Build Up
Over the last 200 years, home prices in across the country have appreciated rapidly, at other times depreciated. But on the whole, homeowners have always built more wealth than renters. Even if your home doesn’t appreciate (a highly unlikely event), at the end of your mortgage term, you will own a valuable asset free and clear. You’ll own nothing if you continue to rent during that time. But if your home does appreciate, your equity will be worth much more than you have paid for it, even factoring in interest payments.
When is it a good time to rent?
If you are only going to be in Napa California for a short amount of time you may want to consider renting rather than buying. Normally you have to own a home for a couple of years to realize enough profit from appreciation to pay for selling expenses. Talk to your Napa New Quest City agent to see how long you would have to own a home to be able to break even when you sell.
Chose a real estate agent with experience to help you!
Many buyers start their Napa California home search randomly. They see a home listed on a Napa Real Estate site and in their initial excitement call the listing agent. Firstly, that agent is already working for the seller and cannot represent the buyer’s best interests. You need a Napa Real Estate agent with a proven track record of not just sales, but of helping buyers. This is especially true if you are interested in Foreclosures in Napa California. Napa Real Estate agents referred by New Quest City have experience in helping buyers relocating to Napa CA buy a home for the right price!
So to find out if buying a home in Napa California is an option, request your FREE “Relocation to Napa California” relocation package (click on link above). Then, a top Napa Real Estate agent will contact you and send you information on homes in Napa California.
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Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. It is the principal city of the Napa county Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Napa county. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 72,585. The area was settled in the 1830s. It was incorporated as a city in 1872. On December 31, 2005, the Napa River overflowed and flooded the entire downtown area and thousands of acres all over Napa County. More than 4,000 residents were evacuated and 1,000 homes were flooded or destroyed. As of the census of 2000, there were 72,585 people, 26,978 households, and 17,940 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,583.3/km² (4,101.4/mi²). There were 27,776 housing units at an average density of 605.9/km² (1,569.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.32% White, 0.52% African American, 0.91% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 12.65% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Census Data for Napa, California
| Napa | California | United States | |
| Population | 72,585 | 33,871,648 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 36.1 | 33.3 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 34.1 | 32.2 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 38.1 | 34.4 | 36.5 |
| Households | 26,978 | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 71,126 | 33,051,894 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.64 | 2.87 | 2.59 |
| Families | 17,940 | 7,920,049 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 3.2 | 3.43 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 27,776 | 12,214,549 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 26,978 | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 798 | 711,679 | 10,424,540 |
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