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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.
/ f W+ c } |% m/ FInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
+ O* A$ I- u, T$ k, v; S0 l; _Property tax: $2800
$ V6 f! ~; C3 i$ kMaintenance: $1500
3 {" o n% A" h/ b2 z5 m$ {Insurance: $700
& o- u9 ^5 N! o& \: x: M2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
% p1 w4 Y/ I0 N* N3 b, nRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12$ F3 e9 |& ?0 Z- m$ @* \2 ?+ _
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax. |9 |+ S3 v( H; d( {
Insuance: $200
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7 a p8 S( |* R! ?# K( T3 oYou 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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4 m6 c e, I, P1 z" m[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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