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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
* C% w. t. o$ _: w1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
$ u6 B; n) i0 S1 O' ~! eInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
K2 E) g8 X0 i$ P5 X! R1 F: \ WProperty tax: $28004 ?3 x1 s! {' w+ @
Maintenance: $15001 s1 I7 y! S6 c ^* c; l
Insurance: $700
8 b: l/ {1 m7 ~* c3 y3 d2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
& v! q4 e: D1 LRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12& x* q7 ]5 q. ]) L' F
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.! E! p& O' }6 I( g& @
Insuance: $200
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p+ [, ~% T0 K/ S- tYou 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.+ ]& x w' Z& O7 g6 U A
# \0 ^3 u: O/ b; ~[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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