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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 R6 N1 E; D) r! [Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
( K$ L5 t. u3 ]/ G9 }Property tax: $2800
9 ~* `) y( p! P S$ k* }Maintenance: $1500
: I! ?' C' o) E0 ]Insurance: $7008 o# W8 v3 L0 [
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
v X; o# P- { gRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12; `2 u" D" E8 ], D9 X5 E, ^) \
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.; w3 s8 `3 [ t4 I' C0 a" U. U
Insuance: $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/ f. e! y2 N" a7 e[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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