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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
' s/ f- h$ ?2 d7 |9 ~& Y1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
5 B5 [( O; r. Z. w* e- ?Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000, Z8 A s" P- x! Z0 z( w
Property tax: $28000 m# D& l. i& g3 f/ N
Maintenance: $1500: v6 c8 w& l+ {; v
Insurance: $700
7 c4 U" c- ?# u' u1 @2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
: k S) r7 ~ E) E% tRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12' j* I( G1 M$ K: f7 V- o
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.$ W/ h4 y. t. Y m/ K
Insuance: $200
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4 @) y; Q! w# k% E" dYou 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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