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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.
$ Q# n- {7 T8 A& K3 ^3 r9 u7 W$ AInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
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+ T$ C$ _8 P5 Z2 m2 RMaintenance: $1500- n6 w+ k3 A8 [1 }
Insurance: $700! g, ]: i8 x) S7 Y3 X& s
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
* ?7 l$ B. F2 j' \Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
. W x5 @ {; pReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.% j! D! o% v# H1 l/ A) X; x
Insuance: $200. }; R: P. P) k$ J- e, X: g
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy." @5 w, H' `) N8 {7 n$ z
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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