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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.
. W9 @2 L: D+ f! k) ZInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000* [0 a* M1 }2 W2 F! J
Property tax: $2800
7 v1 @; [9 R9 ]9 y( L0 QMaintenance: $15005 {: s' I. S' K B$ d
Insurance: $700" X; S3 m) D2 R) o( r7 C
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.5 p' s) _: K! [1 j2 Z
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
' s( H8 H5 g# |: z) ~7 ]1 nReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
7 x! B# E' t% ]- P6 _$ _Insuance: $2001 {. m% `; X! k9 |/ {: E( D
: v6 V; z( i7 ?/ o% O' s* JYou 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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