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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
$ U8 ]' `) ^0 h" T) b. L/ |1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
2 `2 D% \8 O3 {- CInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
- w& w5 ~/ Q" V8 `Property tax: $2800" E# T2 S F' C: }( }. n& s
Maintenance: $15003 {3 N/ J# t: f5 S" o
Insurance: $700
|/ R; P8 x' T: p0 B8 i4 g/ v2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.* l) g7 z5 ~# w8 z H# g1 Q
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12& `. {. ?, I- P( q6 j. D
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
7 L6 t W8 F, @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.3 A& B/ V3 w6 C- h7 S* }
1 |/ u7 c J' c[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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