Hagerstown Retirees Ask: Rent or Buy a Home?
By Roberto Gonzalez, Hagerstown Commercial Real Estate
(RG Realty Inc)
You don’t have to be on the verge of retirement in Hagerstown to begin thinking about the nuts and bolts of your future living arrangements. There is more to it than just adjusting your monthly budget. For many people who are winding up their full-time working lives, a governing decision – one that will affect countless others – is whether to buy a home, continue in one you already own, or to rent. Some retirees view shedding home ownership as a stress-reliever. If they decide to migrate -- whether to a milder climate or to be closer to the grandkids -- those folks are less inclined to buy a home in their new community. For others, the decision can be more emotional: many of us who have long owned our homes would be uncomfortable any other way. If it has been years since you’ve even tho...
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