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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
+ c: j @5 _9 D1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
. ]0 R) ^& T7 v: wInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
$ ^' u: N$ O) q$ GProperty tax: $2800
" G6 ^ M! e6 N5 ^Maintenance: $15006 v5 Q. ^2 I$ W/ z6 d
Insurance: $700
8 |1 W+ ~- \0 Q. k& v% ^: T2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
1 Y+ e3 z4 C% P' I5 `. ERent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12( v( K& C7 v: j. v e- w& M: T
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.) g' d+ r9 j, ? t2 _; x. @
Insuance: $200
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/ T) \1 g& k' `You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.$ R7 \% g5 z. d! w+ o/ j$ @
2 Z% F# U1 Z! R[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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