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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
$ J" `7 Y1 o6 S0 T* D, [' z5 m1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
1 g3 c; ]# a, L, a! @( aInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20004 t5 k2 l0 d! U" k) h( @
Property tax: $2800
/ B( c1 w9 r: L& i. O7 [1 p `: G: l8 XMaintenance: $15002 l! g* }+ T* Z: q& b
Insurance: $700
! y8 L: G: {* O2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
; I$ M4 i* _* K: [; i3 O5 B; F9 r6 oRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
6 g6 z! g( ~) U$ p+ G+ wReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.9 G, ~9 K% u( Z4 t' ?6 Z8 X
Insuance: $200/ T% D/ W( G6 ?) P, Z& u
% p7 d9 G( H; Q+ A) I! Q! {4 XYou 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.1 m5 S' l4 P, K+ n3 s, n# S2 W
0 T. z* D9 N0 @& X[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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