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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 $2,7000.3 z- i* n' D5 {) {9 l
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20004 O$ Z3 F& r' w* P6 f
Property tax: $2800
, E& _8 k3 |' I. [+ vMaintenance: $1500' `: }" G2 L J4 N9 S2 o
Insurance: $700
( C/ i, e2 N! P1 L& t: G! T# y. L2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
% n( I }( q& c- ]4 v4 wRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
. [& E1 M& o" l' AReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.! f4 m6 K9 y7 u5 G J
Insuance: $2005 B! g1 d, h- L( T
& R* w$ Y, V' r7 [) ~! {( uYou will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.
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, |4 j2 R7 O$ S2 {# ~- c2 L" G' [[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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