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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:9 Q9 }2 V6 U5 P6 H" r+ `
1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
- z+ z9 T' O. |, u% c/ i cInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20003 s$ J8 \# b) N1 ]( O0 r
Property tax: $2800/ l$ l$ J y) ?9 P/ o/ L
Maintenance: $1500, @. N+ K4 A' J! H
Insurance: $700
X5 s8 M# o, I# {6 I2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
6 [0 @8 l0 ]) j" ]2 a9 n! L0 \3 iRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12, ]3 k; B0 l( x4 q
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.- j, W& i- f- w0 K
Insuance: $200* P$ I9 o+ A8 M. ?
( m- M' p7 c% XYou 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.9 ]0 D5 g6 P! b- t9 ~8 T
3 T; g* s5 \" v) Y/ v! N" v[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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