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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.
( d% ]% ]- E! Y9 e; ?Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
6 p$ J/ A9 t& _5 J4 Y# lProperty tax: $28009 M0 A' ^7 j) y' B2 y
Maintenance: $1500- p8 N* m2 S. ?- [% h
Insurance: $700' h* Q6 Q8 @0 U5 f4 k& K4 G6 n
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
& O- [0 g" r! I* H1 oRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
" l+ Z5 T# ~9 s- eReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.. a4 ?( P) m% d8 z6 B
Insuance: $200! X" W Z3 Z3 P( l: Y
# l I8 i* U7 _5 f kYou 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.% V# I0 ?- H( N `1 t; A
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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