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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
* V- p- p4 @3 h0 [ s9 i1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.& P( O& k" K3 c( B: V. q
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000( X$ G4 u: z# w6 W' M/ h6 v* R
Property tax: $2800
4 ^$ X! N/ ~& `+ O3 H6 R. T& ]& Z! ^Maintenance: $1500. W# a' A* D$ u4 g- H- k
Insurance: $7005 h) x1 A- m6 j, F% X/ Z
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
K9 N/ K6 [) M' U* oRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
( H" D. ]: ^1 j( \% e$ ]Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
* J9 T1 ~5 |5 n* S. HInsuance: $200
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5 g& B! w( J' s) A# i6 PYou 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.
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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