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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
/ P8 F; o0 c& G2 k* V$ A- ^6 _1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
* c l- Y, K. K" _' q; I. vInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
5 R& F9 c& ^7 A6 ]Property tax: $2800
! G5 o6 d) k/ o" Q6 [1 nMaintenance: $1500/ V8 c5 j e! d1 u" |0 [. \
Insurance: $700
+ u: G" p# T( a7 ]- a0 c4 ]2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
; {( A' p" K% a3 F, ]2 [Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12' T+ s( l" ?1 a* g' H5 a
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.' e, `9 b7 Z1 N2 h0 V! i; V& ?6 d
Insuance: $2004 J1 e$ k3 O0 c9 p3 x7 Z/ }
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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.
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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