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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.
1 y0 T* q5 V7 A9 `- {Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
2 z/ I+ @7 E$ T$ e- L1 c, {2 o a3 XProperty tax: $2800
1 K- A; T; L/ ?% O( [Maintenance: $1500" V9 f5 K8 H6 J: N
Insurance: $700
2 C. P6 |! z; m: K6 Q) v* _; z' }2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.+ [* P: t* v7 {
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12, L6 Y6 q" c- c' x4 E
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.6 Z: d1 R) h/ f
Insuance: $200
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* `2 \* m/ _6 `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.
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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