Loan vs. Rent: the comparison everyone makes is flawed

Anti-Economy Lab · Interactive Model

Mortgage or Rent? Both Numbers Lie.

The loan payment hides opportunity cost. Market rent is just the price of the moment.

This calculator demonstrates a model that reveals whether a loan deal is truly justified.

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Asset Purchase with Credit Financing

Credit Deal Efficiency Calculator

📊 Finding optimal rent uses 1 iteration (available: 100 of 100)
⚙️ Asset Purchase Parameters
Financed Asset Price
Credit Interest Rate
% per annum
0.5%20%40%
18.0%
Alternative Investment Cost
Alternative placement yield, % per annum
0.5%20%40%
12.0%
Preparation Period
months
Asset Operation Period
months
Credit Period
t1 + t2, months
120
Down Payment
% of price
0%50%99%
50.0%
Asset Improvement Investment
Modernization, upgrade, improvement, % of price
0%25%50%
10.0%
💳 Borrower Obligations at Purchase
Down Payment
amount
Asset Improvement Investment
amount
Total Borrower Initial Investment
Credit Amount
Monthly Payment to Creditor
Depreciation, months
investment / operation period
Other Monthly Borrower Obligations
insurance and other
Total Monthly Borrower Obligations
🏠 Rent: Axiomatic Model
🎯 Goal: find the axiomatic rent at which Balance = 1.000 — the point of economic equilibrium between tenant and landlord interests.
Axiomatic Rent
monthly — optimize to Balance = 1
5003,2506,000
1.000
Landlord-Tenant Balance of Power
Compliance Index (B)
rent / creditor payment
Market Rent
current market, monthly
Market Conjuncture Coefficient (A)
market / axiomatic. A>1 — market overvalued, A<1 — undervalued
Tenant Benefit, monthly
Accumulated Tenant Benefit
Security Deposit
Accumulated Tenant Savings
📊 Market Conjuncture Indicator
Obligations Share in Borrower Budget
recommended ≤ 40%
1%40%80%
40.0%
Recommended Borrower Budget
minimum income, monthly
Expected Tenant Benefit, monthly
Accumulated Tenant Benefit
Accumulated Savings Investment Sum
📈 Credit Deal Efficiency
Credit Deal Competitiveness Coefficient (K)
K = Axiomatic Rent / [Savings Depreciation + Bank Interest]
Bank Interest and Insurance, monthly
Savings Depreciation, monthly
(investment × (1+r)^t − investment) / t
Total Alternative Costs
The credit deal efficiency coefficient does not depend on the speculative (market) rent rate for asset usage.
📋 Analytical Conclusion
🎯 Final Balance of Power
Axiomatic rent balances landlord benefits and tenant capabilities

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Important

This tool is intended for analytical purposes only and does not constitute personal financial, mortgage, tax, legal, or investment advice. Results depend on the accuracy of the data you provide.