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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 $2,7000.
: X' V, P; _6 H, o- N+ Q. O$ `, SInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000" z3 }$ `1 \. E! G1 o* M/ y K9 d) T
Property tax: $2800. J! O5 m% y9 K t# a. x+ u" F$ v9 o
Maintenance: $1500& w6 U2 I) k" s0 j+ \% C) Z, T
Insurance: $700
2 P0 u8 `: `6 S# o4 @8 P2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.2 n% q' {( C5 t6 U4 I
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 123 k- O! I% X* V
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
$ I) G3 K/ q. Z$ W( GInsuance: $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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