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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.
6 F( F0 Q' w/ S! Y. gInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000: E2 X% U+ A' a5 H& O" z+ M
Property tax: $2800+ @) L6 g) E4 D
Maintenance: $1500
8 w& E$ ~5 s/ m" O$ W, R, q% \Insurance: $700
( p8 X1 _6 j0 U/ _5 _9 o; R2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.1 ~0 K- H* W" @7 B$ E& p
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
) ^. J u. H9 h Z; o( CReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
1 `+ G6 m0 n l S* {Insuance: $200
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+ d/ \5 _$ E4 g. g, M9 EYou 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.4 |2 u& V: R- w; E7 d& H4 w
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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