9 Reasons for Owning Your Own Costa Mesa House
You don’t have to convince local homeowners about the wisdom of owning your own Costa Mesa house—but for a while a couple of years ago, that wasn’t universally agreed upon. There was a while there where financial analysts were pointing to the costs of maintenance, interest on mortgage payments, relatively low rental rates, and a bundle of other factors in an argument against owning your own house.
Those voices have been hard to find of late—the numbers make that case pretty hard to support. More common are the analyses like the one CNBC’s The Oracles published last week. The Oracles are “a mastermind group of the world’s leading entrepreneurs.” They assembled a list of 9 reasons that support their contention that owning your own house is a financially canny decision. Actually, their claim is stronger than that.
They say that real estate is still the best investment you can make today.
Some of the reasons are rooted in common sense—like “People will always need a place to live” (#8) and “You get six-figure tax breaks” (#5).
Reason #1 was a personal endorsement by TV’s Shark Tank judge Barbara Corcoran: “Buying real estate has made me rich!” Having reasoned that she needed a place to live “somewhere anyway,” she wound up parlaying a “few bucks” invested in “an itty-bitty” studio apartment into a 10-room penthouse on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.
Other reasons elaborated on the long-term history of financial results, like #4—“Buying is smarter than renting.” Real estate’s relative invulnerability to short-term fluctuations is based on its quality as a tangible, usable asset. That’s why “it’s always a good time to buy real estate”—in fact, “the real wealth is made by buying when everyone else is selling and vice versa.”
A more technical financial view was summarized by the CEO of Douglas Elliman, whose reason #6 was “it doesn’t tie up a lot of cash.” Her point was that “you can put down 10%” and wind up with “a bankable asset, so you can always leverage it.”
Today it doesn’t take a lot of arm-twisting to make a convincing case for the investment advantages for owning your own Costa Mesa house—and that’s in addition to the emotional benefits that go with homeownership. It’s part of our job to demonstrate how simply you can turn the abstract notion into reality. Call us!
We are built on a philosophy of Heritage & Hustle. The L3 is a full service real estate agency with a regional office located in the heart of #CostaMesa, offering a wide-array of custom services to meet their clients’ needs with roots in the community since 1976. It’s L3 mission is to provide trusted, convenient, responsive service to ensure clients enjoy their real estate experience. The L3 was originally formed to offer personal, concierge-level service as an alternative to the large, nationally based real estate companies. From its small beginnings of only two employees, The L3 has grown to a full staff of 25 serving over 300 clients a year. The L3 is not limited to serving just its clients; it is also committed to serving the community. Not only has The L3 donated hundreds of hours to many area charities, they have also received the prestige of being named one of the #toprealestatecompaniesinCostaMesa If you’re interested in #buyingorsellinginOrangeCounty, turn to the experts. Turn to The L3 and let them help you make your real estate buying or selling dreams come true. For more information or to get started on finding or selling your home contact The L3 today at 714-444-4663 or email us at info@thel3.com
