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let me propose something you might not have considered
your goal is to live in a house, lets assume this
you take out a loan, you purchase a property in the best location possible, lets say its a small studio, you then rent it out and use the funds to rent a house
why?
because now the interest on your bond is tax deductible, together with the usual expenses
the maintenance on the house is now the expense of the landlord, and you have the flexibility of moving etc
moreover the yield and capital growth on the studio in the best location will outpace that of the house
that's how I view things