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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 $2,7000.3 E# Y& _. C9 y) N# W3 S e+ l( i
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
1 e4 v K. Q8 ~) {* {7 ?( |Property tax: $28003 x8 B* N5 @6 h5 v6 z
Maintenance: $1500
/ D1 a9 t. ^/ \/ JInsurance: $7007 v8 g, u. D) m+ S/ m0 y
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
# Z1 B/ ]5 K! ` R- VRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
+ P W6 } U; {- t4 h9 ?8 C6 ]Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.( C2 ?1 c, [$ R' @
Insuance: $200' ~0 M. \( U6 f5 O0 a
3 `4 `% D/ _& J0 F" I8 [) A; k* hYou 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.0 E% b! ]2 Z: X3 W2 B, c* @7 ~
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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