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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
/ R& O! B3 l: e3 C; P- W1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.- ?% z, y d2 _- i% Z" G& m
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
- Z8 h8 [% J5 J O/ J9 o9 BProperty tax: $2800( ^9 |& f( b8 q9 b' k' o
Maintenance: $1500! y2 T. K/ b/ \- _7 I
Insurance: $7000 v9 |) w, A$ \4 }
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
' N* R6 m, t( ARent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12 p8 M" ?6 R# A7 d! h
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.: c1 \( [% y/ y! {! S* o. U7 E
Insuance: $2002 l' U, _' ~0 d. \6 x
+ U9 T+ h" c# T* F2 |6 q' [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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+ k& ?8 k' I3 g2 B+ ~0 x[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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