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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.
* g* P V3 |/ R, F6 aInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000% \ s0 Q" s3 c0 t
Property tax: $2800
" \! A" \! V. L, X' VMaintenance: $1500
+ Q8 B7 v. E" b3 g5 r( \Insurance: $700; K& X/ N+ X, R s
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
: w+ \) [' ?& }, I. _3 CRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 129 G2 [0 k: M" _, i9 t& X! E
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
5 {* h7 }3 b1 A5 p, V+ S% @2 LInsuance: $200% c$ e% U2 d$ h* j. E# F/ b0 U3 I- i
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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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