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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
4 m6 }4 e% c8 v9 ~- A1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.2 K! i: O2 M. g, @$ R+ y. x& P0 }) k
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
4 r8 ?- P2 E$ W2 |$ GProperty tax: $2800+ `" _6 J1 _0 e6 Z0 r3 R
Maintenance: $1500
. o/ ]2 X1 B! G- h2 SInsurance: $7008 j' J# P% E; O, ]6 Y3 A& Y7 o
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.% B H, n5 H' L
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
- |4 c. T: X. ^* Z) b. @- V7 \Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
4 H& ?/ i5 C! h, l; F3 G2 r h/ }Insuance: $2004 W! |2 R/ y0 g0 F' m, U
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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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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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