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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.
" W' B, S" O' @* V( jInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
$ F9 L: N2 j, \, k3 W- g' @2 }Property tax: $2800
' z" _( E9 _/ q" OMaintenance: $1500
' ~. V: o% h9 x' F: f9 V$ ^Insurance: $700
0 T1 F' ~7 p% S# `2 ^2 A) V1 B2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.0 `8 v- N/ Q7 n [1 H0 `8 G8 f8 R
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
; n- A2 E5 U, }( p9 R7 WReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
) d. [) U' x) dInsuance: $200
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6 O8 S6 f7 p' _. J, _8 bYou 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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