 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
% W5 l4 I+ f( u! F1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000. _7 f6 r. i; y' z8 S
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20002 ~" @+ j' ?9 M. L* Z
Property tax: $2800% U8 g) a5 _# P' a
Maintenance: $1500/ N6 _7 R4 X3 u2 c# [ h
Insurance: $7009 m, q- q9 ~7 }$ |6 A. G/ t
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
" x9 G0 j/ Y2 d1 Q: wRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
- F6 h: |2 O' a' A/ VReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.; D( f% d# k" P# Z
Insuance: $2002 u6 a% I6 V0 \% Z
3 @' n0 F+ u w- n* G$ G. L1 q
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.
8 u8 l8 @4 F y) R9 }) l1 D+ \
S8 \. g* q! T1 e' A9 }[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
|