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Would you say they do well to cover rent to own HVAC systems? I figured I could invest in these and use the dividend to cover my payment instead of dropping 16k for a new HVAC+water heater system...

As long as you can afford it (and base your own calculation off if take home, not gross) you WILL be house poor for at least a little while. Closing and moving costs are often overlooked when people buy houses. Unless you've got massive amounts of cash squirrelled Way somewhere, there are going to be tradeoffs and sacrifices.
Also, as a renter you won't have to put 30k into a new HVAC and windows over the past 3 years like I did 😅
Yes, you'll build equity as an owner but that takes a long time. And it's not accessible money.
I'd worry about a stout emergency fund before you worry about a house.

The infrastructure buildout behind data center expansion is showing some compelling fundamental trends. While most of the market focus stays locked on software and primary chips, the actual physical bottlenecks are emerging in thermal management, power distribution, and heavy site construction. It is worth monitoring how capital spending flows into these secondary layers, especially as utility grids face increasing demand from dense hardware setups.
This dynamic potentially implies a sustained shift toward specialized industrial and power management players. Advanced HVAC providers and analog chipmakers like Texas Instruments or Analog Devices are seeing steady integration because efficiency gains at the component level directly impact facility operating costs. At the same time, equipment suppliers like Caterpillar are benefiting from the civil engineering side, supplying both heavy machinery for site development and localized backup generation.
From a fundamental perspective, these physical infrastructure providers offer a clear view into actual enterprise buildout speeds without the high volatility of early-stage tech valuations. If grid strain and heat density continue to drive facility design, companies solving these core physical constraints are well positioned to capture market share over the longer capital expenditure cycle.

I started in new construction right out of highschool and now 3 years later I'm about to test for my contractors license, I never went to school for HVAC specifically but I did go for advanced manufacturing

How do you like HVAC? Been considering a career change with that as a possibility

21yr HVAC installer/tech

Would you say they do well to cover rent to own HVAC systems? I figured I could invest in these and use the dividend to cover my payment instead of dropping 16k for a new HVAC+water heater system...

As long as you can afford it (and base your own calculation off if take home, not gross) you WILL be house poor for at least a little while. Closing and moving costs are often overlooked when people buy houses. Unless you've got massive amounts of cash squirrelled Way somewhere, there are going to be tradeoffs and sacrifices.
Also, as a renter you won't have to put 30k into a new HVAC and windows over the past 3 years like I did 😅
Yes, you'll build equity as an owner but that takes a long time. And it's not accessible money.
I'd worry about a stout emergency fund before you worry about a house.

The infrastructure buildout behind data center expansion is showing some compelling fundamental trends. While most of the market focus stays locked on software and primary chips, the actual physical bottlenecks are emerging in thermal management, power distribution, and heavy site construction. It is worth monitoring how capital spending flows into these secondary layers, especially as utility grids face increasing demand from dense hardware setups.
This dynamic potentially implies a sustained shift toward specialized industrial and power management players. Advanced HVAC providers and analog chipmakers like Texas Instruments or Analog Devices are seeing steady integration because efficiency gains at the component level directly impact facility operating costs. At the same time, equipment suppliers like Caterpillar are benefiting from the civil engineering side, supplying both heavy machinery for site development and localized backup generation.
From a fundamental perspective, these physical infrastructure providers offer a clear view into actual enterprise buildout speeds without the high volatility of early-stage tech valuations. If grid strain and heat density continue to drive facility design, companies solving these core physical constraints are well positioned to capture market share over the longer capital expenditure cycle.

I started in new construction right out of highschool and now 3 years later I'm about to test for my contractors license, I never went to school for HVAC specifically but I did go for advanced manufacturing

How do you like HVAC? Been considering a career change with that as a possibility

21yr HVAC installer/tech