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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.
/ A/ h9 k+ Z& k0 J' F0 y) |Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
2 c5 N9 {# c5 m! PProperty tax: $2800
[2 v. W) Z O# B) N+ `Maintenance: $15003 y- L0 M' Y/ ~0 a, L9 }/ O m/ |
Insurance: $700
. c* g! g* Z7 h1 e8 z0 g2 [" C2 I2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
5 |* v6 P' T V# _Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
. `% J; g- B9 FReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
; N1 \/ q- J7 B0 P3 {Insuance: $200
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.6 i% n3 F7 `. ?' B0 P* A0 s0 r: [
& q+ a. |7 t$ R4 T) C[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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