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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.+ q! }, Q2 ?) e8 f: ~- J
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
7 r" p2 q9 L2 t( ]" y! HProperty tax: $2800
: Z& b# I' i- J# w* d. N. nMaintenance: $15004 _& d# n3 p" b4 k- z. j; q
Insurance: $700/ g' o/ n7 V0 L0 ^
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.. e ?2 p) p0 i) q" v/ Y+ ], N
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12# G. P9 |2 G0 q. X7 y2 `
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
( u7 t& n( F' ?/ c! H6 DInsuance: $200* n5 z* m8 ?# H
/ Z$ d5 _; t+ @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.
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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