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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
8 ]- d" P; C9 r1 {$ Z- ?1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
. n4 |5 ^( x) U8 s$ P9 |$ d! Z2 ]Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
2 x3 [- }: X# y8 X7 G9 GProperty tax: $2800
* \' p0 m0 O4 @1 p, ]Maintenance: $1500
( c1 `/ `3 `+ IInsurance: $700
. k, o# y- ?# U2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
6 U) q5 D5 T K& eRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12$ q, b- A, O( F0 f4 S# G
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
! x6 N# Y( a+ ~: q" N1 J0 k. vInsuance: $200) X! S. |) 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./ [( d; M. e9 Y
2 t; c/ i+ k [4 i. t# I[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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