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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:8 P; w. @ d: t$ C ]( e
1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
( R! @( B& I/ v* m+ h e% iInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000; g' e3 ]3 \: N, m
Property tax: $2800
. p+ s" Y4 T: g8 J KMaintenance: $1500( w9 `( i/ E# j7 h1 N& ~
Insurance: $700
4 p0 y, ]* i0 N% W, I7 |2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.2 p1 U. @7 I: A
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12( `) m- I# F1 I3 u$ z" @ P
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.5 E3 O- T) C- W- q
Insuance: $2008 A6 F& q2 C$ k! c: |
" E& d. g: m0 B1 G0 b( eYou 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.# L( n8 A( P! R
( P) b8 q; w s[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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