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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
9 |: N. {/ D- k/ P" J L8 O" R; H1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
! R1 N2 T9 l, B4 DInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000* p* @ `) q: T/ x( Y5 Y5 {
Property tax: $2800+ E X& W2 J: h8 _: N3 Y
Maintenance: $1500
0 c: `( E7 h1 F+ ? AInsurance: $700+ q9 h( H8 `) j$ V+ u7 F: x
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
6 A$ ?) q/ H4 j- uRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 128 {2 g( k1 i, z7 m8 s, ~2 f
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
2 A+ H& N% y( ^Insuance: $200' Z9 {$ ~/ I$ e& {# Y) c
3 G; K/ ~& t, X+ N6 {. C4 qYou will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy. L8 i0 v$ H1 t3 h
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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