Rebecca Hotsko chats with Joseph Hogue. In this episode they discuss how to decide if you should rent or buy a home, how to think this through in this high interest rate environment, the pros and cons of renting vs buying a home, what are all the financial costs to consider in the rent vs buy decision, what the BURL rule is and how it can help with the rent vs buy decision, what are some other non-financial factors to help inform the decision to rent vs buy, the challenges of buying a home in this high interest rate environment, how low do interest rates have to fall before it makes economic sense to buy a home, how to decide if you should go with a variable or fixed mortgage rate in this environment, Joseph’s top 3 dividend stock picks that can help you pay your rent, why Joseph likes REITs and how they typically perform in this environment, and so much more!