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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 $2,7000.5 A) e/ q y& q4 S, I
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
% L" |+ {1 v9 g4 Z2 @" cProperty tax: $28005 Z5 \' M4 P3 T2 z- a: w
Maintenance: $1500+ k/ y* W- L' N" I4 S
Insurance: $700
- q8 v( e; I, O" }' n* i' T1 t( `. k2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
$ _- t' [* j1 {; ]; a+ vRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 120 @% l+ u. k. A2 ^7 p( D5 \
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
. g! X( M& W% r1 W6 ZInsuance: $2003 ]. A# b7 h9 q4 o ~/ q7 J, R k
: H6 h) T% Z% q3 z2 @$ z$ c6 N' Z& sYou 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.- j9 |. b% k5 w5 ?' C
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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