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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.
1 }, l+ a- m2 l9 p. r: f# ZInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000" }. h, `/ E+ f# D) Z
Property tax: $2800+ {9 I$ ^% S; O" s
Maintenance: $1500
; m7 A$ f1 e9 P/ vInsurance: $700, x! i# n: f$ J* @0 ?- h9 l& H9 X( T3 ~
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.8 y, n. s/ u% H, E# ^
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 120 H' z$ o4 o5 g% r: j" G6 I/ p! i
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
' U! z2 i4 H; ~8 y& BInsuance: $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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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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