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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:$ X, v& H& A5 x; X4 I
1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
4 |# Q# n& i# h9 b; t- n/ @Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000+ o! D8 ]! Q7 m$ w& _9 F' s
Property tax: $2800
5 b! m. \* s5 w j' g, K! @ SMaintenance: $1500
5 W, ^/ Y& y$ E4 q6 A% v6 x d$ fInsurance: $700# o; r s+ ^) c- _1 ^ Z0 l9 n+ \
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
/ c% m5 Z1 s0 ^0 g3 l& dRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 125 R) e# |5 {& }3 f) b$ T4 P" d
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
" h+ P/ O) p" k( l1 L# y5 kInsuance: $2002 P1 ^! S7 r: X( E F
p! G; T v! \8 PYou 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.3 Y& c5 c( ]7 p* k, I4 l* v
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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