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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:2 ^2 M! R( |, X
1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
" X& [+ c7 l8 }+ ~1 eInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
* b' i+ O$ e" UProperty tax: $2800" A. L. L L) d# x8 t: l( C
Maintenance: $1500
; g0 l) j4 t/ |2 i5 B4 VInsurance: $700
8 H$ ?% l. U0 G2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.1 l# L$ ^6 h6 Q
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12 K- r/ G0 K+ u. v9 I, O8 I4 A
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
$ j1 c" h4 u+ jInsuance: $2005 `4 k9 p* f' T
" Y1 Q. A; ~6 x6 b- G- pYou will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.& y- x# b+ v0 g7 X( k, {2 D/ e
7 ~, O+ Y2 `* d& _! O* \3 C7 m$ U[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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