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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.' L* A1 k6 ]! ]1 X9 Y. ?
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000, U/ ?) q, R3 W9 m
Property tax: $2800
5 l% K" `& s3 n- YMaintenance: $1500( |' l, ]/ a- A) h
Insurance: $700
& a% m5 |( H% S q2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.6 t. C# y& h& Z' I% C. o0 K' e' n
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
# z C# i' Q6 v" f1 UReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.* `- e: _$ D0 L( Y, {
Insuance: $200% J. k8 c! U/ `& I8 \3 e' g8 F, d
: ]/ [8 V) K8 _( W. \) x3 c @You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.
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$ |1 o" S6 @0 U t& g[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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