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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.' ^: P& C1 S% q% b) B U: m# x
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
8 x, r" ]1 l. [Property tax: $2800
7 U2 O7 b. N' ]1 V5 g7 TMaintenance: $1500
* Z- @! q2 r1 o5 _4 HInsurance: $7006 S& {, F/ u, Q6 Y
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.! Z& f/ v% |/ g* ` M4 Q6 S
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12* \4 N3 g" R, _0 q6 [% f
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.) \( p }4 x! b ]) Q% U
Insuance: $200
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* Q$ n# C M! b5 aYou 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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