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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
" @) M) n n5 N7 L1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.+ E9 o2 v) P7 G5 Z2 ?
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20000 A. h5 \" v& E. B; [' O% c
Property tax: $2800
4 z% n: h- ^# {; D: |! L- O% zMaintenance: $1500* t- C7 z! o" N4 d1 U
Insurance: $700
( t$ q' b! O9 {" J4 ^" Z2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.* m5 X; J- P- m/ H( d) a! d/ c
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
8 h7 d+ E; N- C& g* L, y: B$ LReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.( v9 I8 N3 @: Q$ Z/ s; Z
Insuance: $200/ e7 G5 @: ~" K/ K
1 `1 I2 @4 }* v- Y- l: [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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