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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.
- E0 j5 O0 v. b2 R7 EInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
. C1 F% q5 R. `7 {' kProperty tax: $2800 `$ V/ {5 u! J3 [: G( B
Maintenance: $1500
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) n, ^. H5 D W2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
5 n2 n8 K C# J, [$ B) ~Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
1 a+ K e9 W9 R6 w6 Y1 ~% \Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.% l4 k9 R2 M. V% I+ A" I$ D, N$ I
Insuance: $200
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- a* b5 ]1 Q" UYou 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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