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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 $2,7000.0 B# i0 u/ C2 [5 A3 G; p6 |
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
* [7 ?# D$ y3 N+ sProperty tax: $2800
( {0 p1 z3 D& GMaintenance: $1500
/ ?" D% P9 T5 XInsurance: $7004 k) c! g9 J' f' G2 b$ s8 D
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
5 b0 \7 O. n! z2 d1 r. c# LRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
7 E3 u9 N& _5 v- S6 N6 a5 UReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
8 \* Y- I4 y" A/ c1 mInsuance: $200
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.
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- Y& A$ C8 E% \( d[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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