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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.. j- d5 ^6 R5 q& q6 G
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000+ H3 X$ |' H; s/ v; a
Property tax: $2800 k0 p+ z1 m' _7 I" `
Maintenance: $1500
7 M7 ]3 S4 X, k! r' XInsurance: $700
1 Z4 X0 ~% D5 K% A0 O, }2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
' s% j" o0 P9 E0 w2 H9 i) V+ oRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 125 H7 A- K! }6 h) W
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.0 V8 H, G9 b u- I' o! L+ D+ l
Insuance: $200$ K+ ^4 j# c. j# `
, F d5 f0 \6 [8 X+ x: lYou 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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/ `7 O, ]1 [; O+ u6 a[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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