Should You Buy or Rent a Car?

We have looked at “Buy vs Rent” for a house. In this post, let’s extend this argument to a car. Wait, what, a car? Yes, instead of buying a car, you can rent a car. You buy a new car on loan. You pay EMIs for 3-5 years and for insurance and maintenance every year.… Continue Reading

Tax Benefits on a Car Loan

You get tax-benefits on repayment of many types of loans. For home loans, we get tax benefit principal repayment under Section 80C and for interest payment under Section 24. If you have taken an education loan, you get tax benefit for interest payment under Section 80E of the Income Tax Act. Do you get any… Continue Reading

Should You Buy Home Insurance?

A house, for most of us, is the biggest investment we make in life. Not just that, you enter into long term commitment to pay off those EMIs and call your dream house truly yours. So, most of us dedicate a better part of our professional lives to make this dream house a reality. Any… Continue Reading

House value depreciation – what to expect if this happens

While the last few years have seen real estate prices only going up north, there’s no assurance they won’t turn around and go south. While property value decrease is good news to prospective buyers, it can have a “unsettling effect” to borrowers with a home loan…especially if the house value goes down below the outstanding… Continue Reading