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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.
2 ~' b/ ]% D) d `Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20004 C5 I# m% c' n% E
Property tax: $2800# D. p/ ? i0 v: `" @
Maintenance: $1500/ C$ }7 z a1 O" {. {2 \
Insurance: $7003 }' c. V X* T2 p
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.3 m; J4 B1 U1 _- T: U
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
; R5 t& l: U( n* J2 [3 h2 Z, lReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.3 d% G" V- |7 Z0 y
Insuance: $200
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# O' ]4 ]: z* H" t, FYou 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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