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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
& M) W3 H- L" n0 T& F& ^* @- [1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
) c; m" T8 M6 x' x% ~" u7 \/ V* sInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
M Y1 R& M! P' cProperty tax: $2800% W. e6 S/ h7 ~( s5 N V5 n* y
Maintenance: $1500
8 Y2 Q. e( `, @Insurance: $700
( G' g' S7 l( z" j$ O4 K, v" ?) T2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
1 `: O; e% K. R! C2 H fRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 127 z5 d' P# {8 w' ~+ }
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
+ Z O7 r8 \+ h7 B ]+ DInsuance: $200$ l$ K, o2 m7 j
5 {' S8 ]+ `( {& K$ [You 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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