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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
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1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
# U) s/ o+ p% `. T5 uInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20000 H. u7 c( r @% V( J
Property tax: $2800
$ d! W% C0 O! e% Z# t+ eMaintenance: $1500
. Y+ I& f8 ^& _$ PInsurance: $700
1 t5 p7 \% Y( H2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.. v h7 [6 [" L) c/ g
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 128 X3 e4 R3 W8 P
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.2 x) I+ ]& ?, U. B8 O
Insuance: $200
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.$ D1 \1 h! H; S! i }- W) N7 d: B
7 H) h3 A( Y7 i: |; s. w+ G# `[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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