Egres

About Egres

I love Postgres. It is an incredible database. But, its design is also 30 years old and most of what people fight in production comes from decisions made long time ago: VACUUM, transaction id wraparound, bloat, a process per connection…

In the maker’s words

Most buy vs rent calculators compare your mortgage payment to rent, factor in appreciation, and call it a day. But they ignore what happens to your downpayment if you don't buy—that $200K+ could go into index funds instead. S&P 500 has averaged ~14.5% over the last 15 years vs ~4% for housing. That difference compounds significantly. And almost no calculators address the sell vs keep question: if you already own a property, should you sell and invest the proceeds, or hold onto it? So I built a calculator that models both scenarios month-by-month. Buy vs Rent For buying: Full amortization schedule, mortgage interest deduction, property taxes, insurance, maintenance—all inflating annually except the fixed mortgage payment. Calculates net proceeds at sale including capital gains tax and exemptions. For renting: Takes your would-be downpayment, invests it at your specified return rate. Each …

Where people found it

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