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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 $2,7000.
+ j+ B& [$ L# _" p# r# y& hInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
5 C# ?$ i* s" _; N5 d% s uProperty tax: $2800
) Y- I- p d5 N) y8 BMaintenance: $1500
2 D% v8 Y- M% {4 } l& CInsurance: $7006 J: ^6 u( ^* M2 y
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
p; n. Z/ w4 y* J. Q, y x# S' rRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
& d! n2 D7 o; y0 XReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
{. p$ C! s; t9 hInsuance: $200. Q: M, o4 H( y& I, Q; D' S
) [ L4 K' F6 @$ Z) h. j% A+ nYou 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+ b9 t, q9 ]8 p2 a
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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