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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
1 d/ q7 i; a# ^1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.* ?% {* i. V$ q, g( \$ Z
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000. U8 |; r5 ?- L
Property tax: $28009 w/ O. p* R& |' f1 ?( z1 R+ R$ y
Maintenance: $1500$ d* X3 _- b3 f2 H+ E
Insurance: $700
8 [' T, ]* f7 F) [; g: S/ U2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.9 |$ v/ R2 B; ^0 b) j
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
: r M% h# n1 o: UReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
1 F) d+ e0 H6 s% V: \2 I5 Y" HInsuance: $2000 {6 s, K+ O7 M1 K2 R# T0 R8 U' A
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You 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.! E8 H7 N+ E8 n7 r. ]8 |% q1 W7 C# U4 C
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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