## Questions that change the answer
Will you stay 5+ years? Can you fund deposit + emergency fund without maxing every card? Is the local market liquid if you must sell? Run Rent vs buy and Rent affordability with the same net income from Net salary.
## What “rent is wasted” gets wrong
Buyers pay interest, maintenance, transaction costs and concentration risk. Rent pays for flexibility. In EUR terms for Slovenia, compare total housing cost paths, not moral slogans. Educational — local rules (si-fu-pit) affect tax treatment of ownership.
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