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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
% t& E% u8 @5 ?; N) P1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
6 L# @3 b' I, w& PInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
! e. ~. k/ d9 rProperty tax: $2800
7 |4 W; n; W- l* Z# q" a2 S# H1 FMaintenance: $15004 C& \) b- g2 D1 w1 A4 J
Insurance: $700! R- Y& d" [& D' g5 M9 W
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
|( a( G$ z: e' yRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12- {3 p: S4 W$ g4 q" K" B
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.( ]8 n8 p. E- x$ E
Insuance: $200' i+ S. r/ N- D" j. w
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.& J9 R" t3 J1 X) t2 J; @+ l* I
9 a$ c- p/ Z$ r: B[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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