Why You Should Rent To Live And Buy To Invest

maybe there are a few ideas in it for the rest of us as well … so read on.

This wealth development concept, based on renting, was given to me many years ago by one of the most interesting and provocative speakers on economics I have ever heard.

He’s name is Phil Ruthven and he created a company, Ibis International, an economic analysis and forecasting company. Phil also writes for the Financial Review and is in high demand as a speaker on economics.

By any reasonably observation, Phil is successful; both professionally and financially and so can buy a home, if and when he wants.

He doesn’t, he chooses to rent and his reasoning goes something like this.

“When I started life as an adult,” he said, “I was a ‘single person’ and my single status defined my real estate accommodation needs.

Later I became a ‘twosome’ and my real estate housing needs changed for the

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