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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 $2,7000.4 B3 S A! V* U7 Q4 p
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
4 i9 D7 P2 |' G6 q3 o/ a1 CProperty tax: $2800) o& R6 P y: C, `: G
Maintenance: $1500
" N2 R) H% L" `$ XInsurance: $700' l2 u; w- W6 ~2 [
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.5 x0 p5 s: r6 i' a
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 120 c8 a; A" \1 ] R- R3 u4 S
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.5 Y' `! e5 _; R5 i
Insuance: $2004 e+ \$ ~8 M! J s! ~
, T: B& U: c6 o1 O7 D: IYou 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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8 ~% t* O2 s1 ~7 A! s ~[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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