The premium for homeownership has grown in recent years as home insurance, upkeep, and high mortgage rates skew the buying vs. renting math.
    • cheesemoo@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      I don’t know about that - I had my roof replaced (by insurance thankfully) about a year ago, and it was ~26k. HVAC out of pocket a couple years ago was about 15k. Not fun!

      • mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world
        21·
        10 months ago

        It depends on how big your house is.

        I paid $10k for a 4 ton 15 SEER AC this summer (this depends on location I suppose). I paid $13k for a normal roof replacement last year.

        1600 sqft house.

      • potpotato@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        Those costs might reflect new build estimates, not regular repair or replacement, which is the point of your OG post. Furnace repair is like $300-500 if you can’t DIY and replacement is $3-7k depending on fuel and region.