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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 $2,7000.* [$ q# G/ N) D1 Y0 F
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000 ?2 F9 Q! }& `+ _
Property tax: $28009 v; j7 s4 S, B0 Q* s r- Y% y
Maintenance: $1500
: ^' h( C% o2 ?: w( v3 L* ]Insurance: $700
6 A0 g! D) Z9 y3 k9 C+ f. ?2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.5 G' M$ K3 J+ e$ q3 D' ]
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 124 T; U6 d7 o3 H9 r
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
/ F n% \+ s4 t2 e7 YInsuance: $200' }( g: T2 T4 @8 u; ?1 `
& P6 m8 V) b: S( x4 P& L* 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.
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( E4 d8 r. y0 m[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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