First think about how much money you have to spend. You may indubitably not have the whole to pay for it and buy it outright now, but may want to in the future. In this case you would probably be good off renting in the meantime until you have saved up and can afford one to buy.

On the other hand, if you are going to be renting the carpeting cleaner for a week or more, you will probably be good off buying it, what with what you will end up paying in total fees at the end of the week.

You have to figure that you are not only paying for the cost of the actual cleaner machine every time you rent it, but also the extra fees, any additional late charges if you are late bringing the machine back, as well as gas getting to and from the company to rent the machine. These are all factors that add onto the total price so you can only imagine what you would end up paying at the end of a week.

After inspecting all these points, you should find it easy to settle whether you should rent or buy a carpeting cleaner.