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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., L0 B1 [: D6 k( C
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000/ q7 o4 D! ~# t) k8 Z
Property tax: $2800
1 d0 E; h% D$ e1 zMaintenance: $15008 c& I$ o+ X7 \7 `6 g
Insurance: $700
9 s. U0 U/ G) u* N5 d2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
v: b# n6 \# p! t" F R% |Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12; W* C: g4 a+ a4 J' J5 W& y/ [ c0 s
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
7 @# T/ @$ @8 W% N+ _6 g c5 CInsuance: $200
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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.7 p9 k7 c6 b5 J1 j' N
' G8 R' Z `8 O6 v[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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