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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
8 h9 r9 a0 ]/ f9 t' l+ N1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.: B L2 `, C- q0 s6 X5 y6 X
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
; }% N' q+ w8 l" A4 h! C# aProperty tax: $2800
( H) I7 z7 H; ?& C/ V6 eMaintenance: $1500, E7 S# l* }! ]" F9 v
Insurance: $700/ Y, Z+ t$ v5 r) C& D
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.( s# m& t3 H; e8 F
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12' J8 b$ m" w2 \; G3 r( `; N) [* b k
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.6 l W: L7 ^) v: `7 `/ Y- t
Insuance: $2004 ?: f/ t8 h' L
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.
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' u" u3 i2 D1 d' {. W$ \8 `+ M' i[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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