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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.
9 l }9 _7 s" ]Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000! O7 g6 a0 G/ J# ~2 N
Property tax: $2800
" ^. s9 q/ p; m5 kMaintenance: $1500! l5 L) h$ i+ B- H, l* C! C& c0 W
Insurance: $700
( L( ^) [7 H3 C+ K9 x0 x0 R$ T D! o2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
- v7 j. N+ g* {Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12; R; L" @$ j! i+ t P! p
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.; O0 j; \- H3 f Y$ `
Insuance: $200
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5 D; t0 y p0 oYou 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.# N0 q3 @, u7 T
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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