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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
$ H! @0 w2 {7 M1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
8 w9 m% Z) \" g4 D4 N' k1 Q- u# @Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
9 O. L7 d& K+ @( G; M3 }Property tax: $2800
: A0 n) @& J4 z) O- VMaintenance: $1500! \* g- a* e3 d( P" u, d7 [
Insurance: $700
& Q+ U H1 x$ z# W5 @/ \* _2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.6 k, B2 n6 y& H% r0 f
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
4 i+ i! e7 L7 f. |2 V& ?" hReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.6 C" O, I0 d( [) u0 ^" u, x) G' b+ z
Insuance: $200( `8 N. }4 ^ I% [3 P3 H* l, r7 z% A
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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.
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6 Z8 C) P6 E& [- p3 z' S) y& u7 }' D. i[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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