API Endpoint

Rent vs Buy

Compare total costs of renting versus buying over a specified time horizon.

Endpoint

POST https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/rentbuy

Also supports GET with query parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`monthlyRent`	number	—	Monthly rent ($)
`homePrice`	number	—	Home purchase price ($)
`downPayment`	number	—	Down payment amount ($)
`annualRate`	number	—	Annual mortgage rate (%)
`years`	number	—	Time horizon (years)

Request Examples

POST (JSON body)

curl -X POST https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/rentbuy \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"monthlyRent": 100000, "homePrice": 50000, "downPayment": 6}'

GET (query parameters)

curl "https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/rentbuy?monthlyRent=100000&homePrice=50000&downPayment=6"

Response

{
  "kind": "rentbuy",
  "result": {
    "primary": 1234.56,
    "secondary": [
      { "label": "Example metric", "value": 100, "format": "money" },
      { "label": "Example percent", "value": 5.5, "format": "percent" }
    ]
  }
}

When to Use

Compare rent vs buy decision
Analyze housing cost scenarios
Plan housing strategy

Error Handling

400 Bad Request — Invalid input parameters or missing required fields
404 Not Found — Unknown calculator kind
429 Too Many Requests — Rate limit exceeded (120 req/hour per IP)
413 Payload Too Large — Request body exceeds 16 KB

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