| What it does | Rent vs buy planner showing which option you can afford based on your take-home pay, kids, childcare, cars and debts
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free to build and edit your plan, no account required. The Housing Model Pass adds detailed results for $59 for 12 months, one payment with no automatic renewal and a 14-day refund.
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| Key features | - Compare renting, buying now, buying later, and starter home then upgrade paths
- 30-year wealth comparison across housing paths
- Compare keeping current home as rental or buying a second home
- Plan retirement and early retirement with drawdown analysis
- Printable PDF report of your full plan and analysis
| - Country-specific calculators for US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Germany, and Netherlands
- Annual rate guides with tax-year specificity
- Free downloadable log templates in Excel, Google Sheets, and PDF
- Source citations linking calculations to IRS, HMRC, CRA, and ATO publications
- Support for multiple vehicle types and mileage purposes
- Miles and kilometers input support
- Reimbursement policy and form templates
- Direct monitoring of government rate changes and updates
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| What makes it different | - Runs entirely in your browser with no data uploaded to servers
- All calculations performed locally on your device with inputs never sent to company servers
- Free to build and edit plans; pay only for detailed results and printable reports
- Built by a solo maker for his own rent-or-buy decision with automated math verification
| - Official source citations on every rate and calculation
- No affiliate relationships or commercial sponsorships influencing calculations
- Single workflow from rate lookup to estimate to recordkeeping
- Tax-year specific rates updated annually from official government sources
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | Not checked yet ● no change since last check | 18 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 6 | 5 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 12 | 22 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 1 | 22 |
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The Housing Model