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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.
+ {+ \6 c& ? h5 Q5 ^2 Q+ ~Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
' \$ b; E h, c/ X" S' }9 H. XProperty tax: $2800# t# p/ i/ Q7 u. y2 e
Maintenance: $1500
1 i$ b! M1 U. w" o$ E" ]6 X$ o% OInsurance: $700# Q% C2 L# J1 e
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.* d2 Q* C# b8 y+ y5 X) [
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12& v: O. l% K! l, P% ]: ~9 X+ M
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
! E2 I A: e7 a& Q- y9 XInsuance: $200
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: N9 I' ?8 B6 y. i% w, L: Y- ^1 AYou 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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