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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
' P2 Y. c* y# b# }1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.) F* d+ ~, `5 N2 `3 l
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
* e" `! w/ N) g9 n) `/ m) q3 {Property tax: $28009 M- W+ C7 `! o x3 w' S) V1 t
Maintenance: $1500
- s* V. ^) T, ]1 q" r! qInsurance: $700% b% ^9 W3 E; v1 X7 Z$ D
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
. f% m, K* a6 k( N7 y$ YRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
G+ C% S1 p0 h5 l8 |( W, {Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.) q6 V! F1 _$ \
Insuance: $2001 l/ l6 l$ \7 T/ e* H, N
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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.0 @0 u: n1 d2 z1 n% S
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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