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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.# h; l- y& r1 f8 I/ \% n# a5 \! |
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000" |) _9 E5 k G5 d$ A
Property tax: $2800
, l8 M, R0 ^& L' c4 |5 E5 ~Maintenance: $15007 f2 y9 J0 {2 B9 \$ Z) H- R5 {1 F; Z
Insurance: $700* b/ o, y7 T+ X
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
% v. \, |/ _# X8 v( W/ Z% M, \7 M( yRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
! P$ O( C$ X& L$ q) N- ^Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.( ^2 f( g: D- f8 ` M
Insuance: $200+ j. A/ E) e2 Q% i# G2 S, |
! A1 l) A9 M9 t5 X7 vYou 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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