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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.
& ?/ f% F& ~6 q" q G+ }4 TInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
1 F* o1 n3 S3 u; TProperty tax: $2800 A. D+ g8 l# m8 u7 B) f% {% C
Maintenance: $1500
Q v2 E9 @5 m# M% ]Insurance: $700
# Z3 s# T8 P- n! D& I2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
/ y' N" g" s! n5 n; \Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 125 N0 b5 C+ u; h9 v% C
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.. {0 l2 `* V# `3 [9 T7 `
Insuance: $200' Q* @ o6 f" y- T# I: H# F$ F& [
6 k% M: J$ E1 [1 z: K/ D5 M: o RYou 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.- n4 m a4 S; U6 l+ z
, N+ u* Z1 J; p: M. o( e4 y6 w[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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