 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
/ W% v5 r9 K }( h1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
$ T$ i! Y. ?% {8 TInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000; t9 c; ~8 F5 s+ _( W) e4 Y- {
Property tax: $2800* Q) t. M9 ]) [4 k4 O$ c
Maintenance: $1500
C0 B' Q& e5 {, c' }Insurance: $700
" d& e( Q& c$ Y6 e$ W& H; S2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300." L5 I. z" C# p
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12" `* T5 U; [4 D; G% S2 W
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.8 G; s1 a( [, ]/ F
Insuance: $200, h H# Z7 x* U; W6 w8 Y0 d
# Z) v" }& }4 G- T
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.: E9 {5 Y o4 a7 f6 G& o
% P4 ?& h4 e0 G& e5 ^
[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
|