Many people feel that the best way to invest is to buy a house. Even if you can't live on your own, you can still rent it out. In addition, the price of housing will rise, and when the time comes, you can sell the house and earn back several times the money.
However, there are some people who would rather leave their house empty than rent it out. Although the house is rented out, it is not always possible to get a good rent. However, it is more than enough to pay off some mortgages, or directly to pay off property fees.
Is it smart or stupid to keep the house empty and not rented? People who came over said four reasons, and you will understand after reading it.
First, the input and the return are not proportional
If you want to rent a house, you need to at least renovate it, and in addition, you need to buy furniture, appliances. If the house is empty and you can't move in, it's not easy to rent it out, and even if you rent it out, the price is very low.
Renovation, furniture, and appliances are all a big investment, and the rental yield of the house may not be very high. You have to rent it out for at least a few years to be able to earn it back, and you need to pay some "after-sales service" during this period.
If the house is going to be sold again, it is likely to be sold before the renovation costs are recouped. That's really "losing the lady and breaking the soldiers", not only is it in vain, but it also has to be pasted upside down.
Second, there is a lot of trouble
After the house is rented, once there is a problem with the hardware of the house, you need to find the landlord to solve it. For example: a broken toilet, a broken light bulb, a water and electricity problem, etc., once a situation occurs, it is natural to contact the landlord, and the landlord has to come forward to solve it.
Although you can earn some rent, you also need to pay accordingly, which is the same as "after-sales service". Some people may feel that if they can't make a few dollars, they have to find a lot of trouble for themselves.
If you meet a more scoundrel and don't pay the rent, isn't it even worse?
3. Cause the depreciation of the house
Of course, the tenant will not take care of the house like the owner of the house, and in the process of renting, it may cause damage to the decoration of the house. It can even cause irreparable damage to the building itself.
Moreover, many people like to choose rough houses when buying a house. It's easier to start from a blank sheet of paper than to take a piece of scribbled paper, clean it with an eraser, and then create it.
Because the decoration of the rental house is relatively poor, if someone buys it, it must be redecorated again. Before the renovation, it is necessary to tear down the original decoration, which is not only troublesome, but also requires a lot of money.
A house that someone has lived in will cause wear and tear and make people feel uncomfortable. In addition, the cost of demolition for redecoration will be depreciated in the house price. In the end, the value of the house depreciated to a certain extent, and many people chose to vacant it for this reason.
Fourth, keep the pension or the children get married
Some people buy a house to keep for their old age, or to keep it for their children to use as a wedding house when they get married. There are a lot of people who have a little money on hand and are aware that house prices will definitely go up in the future. Take advantage of the ability now to buy yourself a good house in advance.
Whether it is to live in the old age for oneself, or to use it as a marriage room for children. They don't want to live in someone else's house first, so they prefer to be empty and wait for the future when they need to renovate.
Summary at the end of the article
Many people only see the vacant house rented out, and they can get some rent, whether it is used for rent and maintenance loans, or for paying property fees, it is very cost-effective. However, it does not take into account whether the input and output can be proportional to each other, and the services that need to be paid. It is not very easy to meet a tenant who cherishes the house and can pay the rent on time.
For a variety of reasons, many people would rather leave their house empty than rent it out. Wait for the price to rise, sell it directly, or you will live in it.