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Comment by throwaway2037

4 days ago

What is "rent-replacement"? I never heard that term before. I cannot find anything obvious using Google search.

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shaewest  3 days ago

It's my shortcut for describing the idea that you'd spend $X a month on either interest lost to a bank or rent lost to a landlord, and therefore you can mostly consider that a constant expense when considering rent versus mortgage.

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