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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.
# H7 A, i# b5 E: ?Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20002 p- \2 N% [ ~4 _6 `! v: v5 I: t
Property tax: $2800$ s' i& P% }+ y7 ]8 Y: C
Maintenance: $1500, K; d& s3 ~/ j; a$ Y
Insurance: $700
7 [# Z- Z4 m4 |3 d. K4 J& r8 ?; r5 h2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.) C( ^) c* \& K* z# R3 ]6 \+ y
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
- W3 L6 a6 X# p9 u0 ~/ ^Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
4 U C2 I K2 Y& e4 _0 B5 KInsuance: $200" @1 x9 w3 R5 w0 z! S
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.: G' y6 |$ Q: u& D! _3 U/ Y5 j
* K: F% W! X" x: }- h$ `. B+ i/ l! k[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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