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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 $2,7000.
! |$ K+ j# u! W. s# _7 MInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
2 s7 ^# M; z0 G! ~Property tax: $2800) a( t# _, M2 h" j6 x3 g
Maintenance: $1500
" m) q0 u4 w1 ~$ k* O; pInsurance: $700. b- `6 t: }* b( `3 m+ ?/ Y
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
& G6 E8 T1 L, H! u& i9 PRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12) u3 v0 S4 Y# {3 c7 k
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.+ m! _4 j& r; ?! ?9 K" N$ F+ y
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.7 d a2 J% {* ]" V7 d H* ^
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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